Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 19, Hadith 8
Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib narrated to us by one of the pillars of the masjid: “The Prophet (ﷺ) delivered a Khutbah on the day of An-Nahr and said: ‘The first thing we start with on this day of ours is the prayer, then we offer sacrifice. Whoever does that, he has followed our sunnah, but whoever slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the (prayer), that is just meat that he gave to his family. Abu Burdah bin Niyar had slaughtered his sacrifice and he said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I have a Jadha’ah that is better than a Musinnah.’ He said: ‘Slaughter it (as a sacrifice), but that will not be sufficient for anyone else (as a sacrifice) after you.'”
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي زُبَيْدٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الشَّعْبِيَّ، يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنَا الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ، عِنْدَ سَارِيَةٍ مِنْ سَوَارِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ خَطَبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ فَقَالَ ” إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا نَبْدَأُ بِهِ فِي يَوْمِنَا هَذَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ ثُمَّ نَذْبَحَ فَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ أَصَابَ سُنَّتَنَا وَمَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ لَحْمٌ يُقَدِّمُهُ لأَهْلِهِ ” . فَذَبَحَ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ بْنُ نِيَارٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عِنْدِي جَذَعَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُسِنَّةٍ . قَالَ ” اذْبَحْهَا وَلَنْ تُوفِيَ عَنْ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَكَ ” .
Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 19, Hadith 8
The above hadith is from the Sunan an-Nasa’i collection of hadiths. As one of the six major Hadith collections in Sunni Islam, the Sunan an-Nasa’i holds a position of immense authority. Its compiler, the illustrious scholar Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb al-Nasa’i, dedicated his efforts to creating a work of the highest integrity in the 9th century. The collection encompasses over 5,700 narrations detailing the Prophet Muhammad’s teachings and example. Imam al-Nasa’i’s process was defined by a rigorous and scholarly methodology that prioritized authentic chains of transmission above all else. This meticulous curation, which involved discarding weaker narrations, has cemented the Sunan’s reputation for unparalleled reliability and precision.
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For more Hadith in Book 19: The Book of the Prayer for the Two ‘Eids