Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1581
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ " مَنْ صَلَّى صَلاَتَنَا وَنَسَكَ نُسُكَنَا فَقَدْ أَصَابَ النُّسُكَ وَمَنْ نَسَكَ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فَتِلْكَ شَاةُ لَحْمٍ " . فَقَالَ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ بْنُ نِيَارٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ نَسَكْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ الْيَوْمَ يَوْمُ أَكْلٍ وَشُرْبٍ فَتَعَجَّلْتُ فَأَكَلْتُ وَأَطْعَمْتُ أَهْلِي وَجِيرَانِي . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " تِلْكَ شَاةُ لَحْمٍ " . قَالَ فَإِنَّ عِنْدِي جَذَعَةً خَيْرٌ مِنْ شَاتَىْ لَحْمٍ فَهَلْ تُجْزِي عَنِّي قَالَ " نَعَمْ وَلَنْ تُجْزِيَ عَنْ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَكَ " .
Qutaybah narrated to us; he said: Abu al-Ahwas narrated to us, from Mansur, from al-Sha‘bi, from al-Bara’, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed us on the Day of Sacrifice after the prayer, then said: “Whoever prays our prayer and offers a sacrifice as we do has performed the rite correctly. Whoever offers his sacrifice before the prayer, that is only meat.” Abu Burdah ibn Niyar said: “Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I offered my sacrifice before I went out to the prayer. I knew that today was a day of eating and drinking, so I hurried, ate from it, and fed my family and neighbors.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “That is only meat.” He said: “I have a jadha‘ah that is better than two ordinary sheep; will it suffice for me?” He replied: “Yes, but it will not suffice for anyone after you.”
Translation notes
Jadha‘ah is an age-category term for a sacrificial animal; its precise age varies by species and legal school.