صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الأضاحي
The Book of Sacrifices
باب وَقْتِهَا:
Chapter: The time for sacrifice
Hadith 1961
This hadith is listed as number 5070 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَي بْنُ يَحْيَي ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنْ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ، أَنَّ خَالَهُ أَبَا بُرْدَةَ بْنَ نِيَارٍ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ هَذَا يَوْمٌ اللَّحْمُ فِيهِ مَكْرُوهٌ وَإِنِّي عَجَّلْتُ نَسِيكَتِي لِأُطْعِمَ أَهْلِي وَجِيرَانِي وَأَهْلَ دَارِي ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَعِدْ نُسُكًا " ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ عِنْدِي عَنَاقَ لَبَنٍ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ شَاتَيْ لَحْمٍ ، فَقَالَ : " هِيَ خَيْرُ نَسِيكَتَيْكَ ، وَلَا تَجْزِي جَذَعَةٌ عَنْ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَكَ " .
Al-Bara' bin 'Azib (RA) reported that his maternal'uncle Abu Burda bin Niyar sacrificed his animal earlier than the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) had sacrificed. Thereupon he said: Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) , it is the day of meat and it is not desirable (to have longing for it and not to make use of it immediately), so I hastened in offering my animal as a sacrifice, so that I might feed my family and neighbours and my kith and kin. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Offer again your sacrifice. He said: Messenger of Allah, I have a small milch goat of less than one year, and that is better than two dry goats (from which only) meat (can be acquired). Thereupon he said: That is better than the two animals of sacrifice on your behalf, and the sacrifice of a goat, of less than six months shall not be accepted as a sacrifice on behalf of anyone after your (sacrifice).
