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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, he just slaughtered it for
himself, and whoever slaughtered it after the prayer, he slaughtered it at the right time and followed
the tradition of the Muslims."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 73, Hadith 2
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said (on the day of Idal-Adha), "The first thing we will do on this day of ours, is to offer
the (`Id) prayer and then return to slaughter the sacrifice. Whoever does so, he acted according to our
Sunna (tradition), and whoever slaughtered (the sacrifice) before the prayer, what he offered was just
meat he presented to his family, and that will not be considered as Nusak (sacrifice)." (On hearing
that) Abu Burda bin Niyar got up, for he had slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, and said, "I
have got a six month old ram." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Slaughter it (as a sacrifice) but it will not be
sufficient for any-one else (as a sacrifice after you). Al-Bara' added: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever
slaughtered (the sacrifice) after the prayer, he slaughtered it at the right time and followed the tradition
of the Muslims."
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that the Prophet (ﷺ) distributed among his companions some animals for sacrifice (to be slaughtered on
`Id-al-Adha). `Uqba's share was a Jadha'a (a six month old goat). `Uqba said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I get
in my share of Jadha'a (a six month old ram)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Slaughter it as a sacrifice."