Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 99 – Volume 2, Book 15

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Volume 2, Book 15, Number 99:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib:
On the day of Nahr Allah's Apostle delivered the Khutba after the 'Id prayer and said, "Anyone who
prayed like us and slaughtered the sacrifice like we did then he acted according to our (Nusuk) tra –
dition of sacrificing, and whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, then that was just
mutton (i.e. not sacrifice)." Abu Burda bin Naiyar stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I
slaughtered my sacrifice before I offered the (Id) prayer and thought that today was the day of eating
and drinking (non-alcoholic drinks) and so I made haste (in slaughtering) and ate and also fed my
family and neighbors." Allah's Apostle said, "That was just mutton (not a sacrifice)." Then Abu Burda
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said, "I have a young she-goat and no doubt, it is better than two sheep. Will that be sufficient as a
sacrifice for me?" The Prophet replied, "Yes. But it will not be sufficient for anyone else (as a
sacrifice), after you."