Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 2801

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ ضَحَّى خَالٌ لِي يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ شَاتُكَ شَاةُ لَحْمٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عِنْدِي دَاجِنًا جَذَعَةً مِنَ الْمَعْزِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اذْبَحْهَا وَلاَ تَصْلُحُ لِغَيْرِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Musaddad narrated to us: Khalid narrated to us, from Mutarrif, from Amir, from al-Bara ibn Azib, who said: A maternal uncle of mine, called Abu Burdah, offered a sacrifice before the prayer. The Messenger of Allah said to him, ‘Your sheep is only meat.’ He said, ‘Messenger of Allah, I have a domestic young goat, a jadha’.’ He said, ‘Slaughter it, but it will not suffice for anyone besides you.’