Al-Adha Festival Sacrifice (Adaahi)

Muḥammad ibn Bashshār narrated to us: Ghundar narrated to us: Shuʿbah narrated to us, from Zubayd al-Iyāmī, from al-Shaʿbī, from al-Barāʾ (may God be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet ﷺ said: “The first thing we will do on this day of ours is pray, then return and slaughter. Whoever does that has followed our Sunnah. Whoever slaughtered before that has only provided meat for his family; it has nothing to do with the sacrificial rite.” Abū Burdah ibn Niyār stood up, having slaughtered, and said, “I have a young sheep.” He said: “Slaughter it, but it will not suffice for anyone after you.” Muṭarrif reported from ʿĀmir, from al-Barāʾ, that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever slaughters after the prayer has completed his rite and followed the Sunnah of the Muslims.”

Musaddad narrated to us: Ismāʿīl narrated to us, from Ayyūb, from Muḥammad, from Anas ibn Mālik (may God be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever slaughters before the prayer has slaughtered only for himself. Whoever slaughters after the prayer has completed his rite and followed the Sunnah of the Muslims.”

Muʿādh ibn Faḍālah narrated to us: Hishām narrated to us, from Yaḥyā, from Baʿjah al-Juhanī, from ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir al-Juhanī, who said: “The Prophet ﷺ distributed sacrificial animals among his Companions, and ʿUqbah received a young sheep. I said, ‘Messenger of God, I have received a young sheep.’ He said: ‘Offer it as a sacrifice.’”

Musaddad narrated to us: Sufyān narrated to us, from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Qāsim, from his father, from ʿĀʾishah (may God be pleased with her): The Prophet ﷺ came to her when she had begun menstruating at Sarif, before she entered Mecca, and she was crying. He said: “What is the matter with you? Have you begun menstruating?” She said, “Yes.” He said: “This is something God has ordained for the daughters of Adam. Perform all the rites that a pilgrim performs, except that you must not circumambulate the House.” When we were at Minā, beef was brought to me. I asked, “What is this?” They said, “The Messenger of God ﷺ offered cows as sacrifices on behalf of his wives.”

Ṣadaqah narrated to us: Ibn ʿUlayyah informed us, from Ayyūb, from Ibn Sīrīn, from Anas ibn Mālik, who said: On the Day of Sacrifice, the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever slaughtered before the prayer must slaughter again.” A man stood up and said, “Messenger of God, this is a day on which people desire meat”—and he mentioned his neighbors—“and I have a young sheep that is better than two meaty sheep.” He granted him an allowance for that. I do not know whether the allowance was extended to anyone besides him. Then the Prophet ﷺ turned to two rams and slaughtered them, and the people went to a small flock and divided it—or, he said, cut it into portions.

Muḥammad ibn Sallām narrated to us: ʿAbd al-Wahhāb narrated to us: Ayyūb narrated to us, from Muḥammad, from Ibn Abī Bakrah, from Abū Bakrah (may God be pleased with him), from the Prophet ﷺ, who said: “Time has come full circle to its state on the day God created the heavens and the earth. The year has twelve months, four of them sacred: three consecutive months—Dhū al-Qaʿdah, Dhū al-Ḥijjah, and al-Muḥarram—and Rajab of Muḍar, which lies between Jumādā and Shaʿbān.” He said: “Which month is this?” We said, “God and His Messenger know best.” He fell silent until we thought he might call it by a name other than its own. He said: “Is it not Dhū al-Ḥijjah?” We said, “Indeed.” He said: “Which land is this?” We said, “God and His Messenger know best.” He fell silent until we thought he might call it by a name other than its own. He said: “Is it not the town?” We said, “Indeed.” He said: “Which day is this?” We said, “God and His Messenger know best.” He fell silent until we thought he might call it by a name other than its own. He said: “Is it not the Day of Sacrifice?” We said, “Indeed.”

He said: “Your blood, your property”—Muḥammad said, “I think he also said”—“and your honor are sacred to one another, like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this land of yours, in this month of yours. You will meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds. So do not, after me, return as misguided people, striking one another’s necks. Let those present convey this to those absent; perhaps some to whom it is conveyed will understand it better than some who heard it.” Whenever Muḥammad mentioned this, he would say, “The Prophet ﷺ spoke the truth.” Then he said: “Have I conveyed the message? Have I conveyed the message?”

Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Muqaddamī narrated to us: Khālid ibn al-Ḥārith narrated to us: ʿUbayd Allāh narrated to us, from Nāfiʿ, who said: “ʿAbd Allāh used to slaughter at the place of sacrifice.” ʿUbayd Allāh explained: “Meaning, the place where the Prophet ﷺ sacrificed.”

Yaḥyā ibn Bukayr narrated to us: al-Layth narrated to us, from Kathīr ibn Farqad, from Nāfiʿ, that Ibn ʿUmar (may God be pleased with them both) informed him, saying: “The Messenger of God ﷺ used to slaughter and sacrifice camels at the prayer ground.”

Ādam ibn Abī Iyās narrated to us: Shuʿbah narrated to us: ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Ṣuhayb narrated to us, saying: I heard Anas ibn Mālik (may God be pleased with him) say: “The Prophet ﷺ used to offer two rams as sacrifices, and I offer two rams as sacrifices.”

Qutaybah ibn Saʿīd narrated to us: ʿAbd al-Wahhāb narrated to us, from Ayyūb, from Abū Qilābah, from Anas: The Messenger of God ﷺ went to two horned, white-and-black rams and slaughtered them with his own hand. Wuhaib corroborated it from Ayyūb. Ismāʿīl and Ḥātim ibn Wardān said, reporting from Ayyūb, from Ibn Sīrīn, from Anas.

ʿAmr ibn Khālid narrated to us: al-Layth narrated to us, from Yazīd, from Abū al-Khayr, from ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir (may God be pleased with him): The Prophet ﷺ gave him sheep to distribute among his Companions as sacrificial animals. One young goat remained, so he mentioned it to the Prophet ﷺ, who said: “You offer it as a sacrifice.”

Musaddad narrated to us: Khālid ibn ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us: Muṭarrif narrated to us, from ʿĀmir, from al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib (may God be pleased with them both), who said: “A maternal uncle of mine named Abū Burdah offered a sacrifice before the prayer. The Messenger of God ﷺ said to him: ‘Your sheep is only meat.’ He said, ‘Messenger of God, I have a domesticated young goat.’ He said: ‘Slaughter it, but it will not suffice for anyone other than you.’ Then he said: ‘Whoever slaughters before the prayer slaughters only for himself. Whoever slaughters after the prayer has completed his rite and followed the Sunnah of the Muslims.’”

ʿUbaydah corroborated it from al-Shaʿbī and Ibrāhīm. Wakīʿ corroborated it from Ḥurayth, from al-Shaʿbī. ʿĀṣim and Dāwūd reported from al-Shaʿbī: “I have a milk-fed young she-goat.” Zubayd and Firās reported from al-Shaʿbī: “I have a jadhaʿah.”

Abū al-Aḥwaṣ said: Manṣūr narrated to us: “A young she-goat, a jadhaʿah.” Ibn ʿAwn said: “A young she-goat, a jadhaʿah—a milk-fed young she-goat.”

Muḥammad ibn Bashshār narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar narrated to us: Shuʿbah narrated to us, from Salamah, from Abū Juḥayfah, from al-Barāʾ, who said: “Abū Burdah slaughtered before the prayer, and the Prophet ﷺ said to him: ‘Replace it.’ He said, ‘I have nothing but a jadhaʿah.’”—Shuʿbah said, “I think he said: ‘It is better than a mature animal.’”—He said: “Use it in its place, but it will not suffice for anyone after you.” Ḥātim ibn Wardān reported from Ayyūb, from Muḥammad, from Anas, from the Prophet ﷺ, saying: “A young she-goat, a jadhaʿah.”

Ādam ibn Abī Iyās narrated to us: Shuʿbah narrated to us: Qatādah narrated to us, from Anas, who said: “The Prophet ﷺ offered two white-and-black rams as sacrifices. I saw him place his foot on their sides, invoke God’s name, and proclaim His greatness; then he slaughtered them with his own hand.”

Qutaybah narrated to us: Sufyān narrated to us, from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Qāsim, from his father, from ʿĀʾishah (may God be pleased with her), who said: “The Messenger of God ﷺ came to me at Sarif while I was crying. He said: ‘What is the matter with you? Have you begun menstruating?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘This is something God has ordained for the daughters of Adam. Perform all the rites that a pilgrim performs, except that you must not circumambulate the House.’ The Messenger of God ﷺ offered cows as sacrifices on behalf of his wives.”

Ḥajjāj ibn al-Minhāl narrated to us: Shuʿbah narrated to us, saying: Zubayd informed me: I heard al-Shaʿbī narrate from al-Barāʾ (may God be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Prophet ﷺ preaching. He said: “The first thing we do on this day of ours is pray, then return and sacrifice. Whoever does that has followed our Sunnah. Whoever sacrifices before that has only provided meat for his family; it has nothing to do with the sacrificial rite.” Abū Burdah said, “Messenger of God, I slaughtered before praying, and I have a jadhaʿah that is better than a mature animal.” He said: “Use it in its place, but it will not suffice—or fulfill the rite—for anyone after you.”

ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us: Ismāʿīl ibn Ibrāhīm narrated to us, from Ayyūb, from Muḥammad, from Anas, from the Prophet ﷺ, who said: “Whoever slaughtered before the prayer must slaughter again.” A man said, “This is a day on which people desire meat”—and he mentioned his neighbors, so it seemed that the Prophet ﷺ excused him—“and I have a jadhaʿah that is better than two sheep.” The Prophet ﷺ granted him an allowance, though I do not know whether that allowance was extended to others. Then he went to two rams—meaning, he slaughtered them—and the people went to a small flock and slaughtered it.

Ādam narrated to us: Shuʿbah narrated to us: al-Aswad ibn Qays narrated to us, saying: I heard Jundab ibn Sufyān al-Bajalī say: “I witnessed the Prophet ﷺ on the Day of Sacrifice. He said: ‘Whoever slaughtered before praying must slaughter another in its place. Whoever has not yet slaughtered, let him slaughter.’”

Mūsā ibn Ismāʿīl narrated to us: Abū ʿAwānah narrated to us, from Firās, from ʿĀmir, from al-Barāʾ, who said: One day the Messenger of God ﷺ prayed and said: “Whoever has prayed our prayer and faced our direction of prayer must not slaughter until he has finished.” Abū Burdah ibn Niyār stood up and said, “Messenger of God, I have already done so.” He said: “You were simply too early.” He said, “I have a jadhaʿah that is better than two mature animals. Shall I slaughter it?” He said: “Yes, but it will not suffice for anyone after you.” ʿĀmir said: “It was the best of his sacrificial animals.”