Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 73

كتاب الأضاحي

The Book of Al-Adahi

29 hadith · 16 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ سُنَّةِ الأُضْحِيَّةِ:(1) Chapter. The legal way of Al-Udhiya.22- بَابُ قِسْمَةِ الإِمَامِ الأَضَاحِيَّ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ:(2) Chapter. The distribution of the animals (for sacrifice by Imam) among the people.33- بَابُ الأُضْحِيَّةِ لِلْمُسَافِرِ وَالنِّسَاءِ:(3) Chapter. Sacrifices (slaughtered) on behalf of traveller and women.44- بَابُ مَا يُشْتَهَى مِنَ اللَّحْمِ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ:(4) Chapter. Meat is desired on the day of Nahr.55- بَابُ مَنْ قَالَ الأَضْحَى يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ:(5) Chapter. Whoever said that sacrifices (should be offered) on the day of Nahr.66- بَابُ الأَضْحَى وَالْمَنْحَرِ بِالْمُصَلَّى:(6) Chapter. AI-Adha and the slaughtering of sacrifices at the Musalla (the place of offering Eid prayer).77- بَابٌ في أُضْحِيَّةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ وَيُذْكَرُ سَمِينَيْنِ:(7) Chapter. The Prophet slaughtered two horned rams which, it is mentioned, were fat ones.88- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لأَبِي بُرْدَةَ: «ضَحِّ بِالْجَذَعِ مِنَ الْمَعَزِ وَلَنْ تَجْزِيَ عَنْ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَكَ»:(8) Chapter. The statement of the Prophet to Abu Burda: “Slaughter a kid as a sacrifice (of Eid-ul-Adha), but it will not be sufficient for anybody else after you."99- بَابُ مَنْ ذَبَحَ الأَضَاحِيَّ بِيَدِهِ:(9) Chapter. Whoever slaughtered his sacrifice with his own hands.1010- بَابُ مَنْ ذَبَحَ ضَحِيَّةَ غَيْرِهِ:(10) Chapter. Whoever slaughtered the sacrifices on behalf of others.1111- بَابُ الذَّبْحِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ:(11) Chapter. To slaughter the sacrifice after the (Eid) Salat (prayer).1212- بَابُ مَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ أَعَادَ:(12) Chapter. Whoever slaughters his sacrifice before the Eid prayer should repeat it (slaughter another sacrifice).1313- بَابُ وَضْعِ الْقَدَمِ عَلَى صَفْحِ الذَّبِيحَةِ:(13) Chapter. To put one’s foot on the side of the animal at the time of slaughtering.1414- بَابُ التَّكْبِيرِ عِنْدَ الذَّبْحِ:(14) Chapter. To say Takbir (Allahu Akbar) while slaughtering (a sacrifice).1515- بَابُ إِذَا بَعَثَ بِهَدْيِهِ لِيُذْبَحَ لَمْ يَحْرُمْ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ:(15) Chapter. If someone sends his Hady to be slaughtered then nothing lawful is rendered unlawful for him.1616- بَابُ مَا يُؤْكَلُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الأَضَاحِيِّ وَمَا يُتَزَوَّدُ مِنْهَا:(16) Chapter. What may be eaten of the meat of sacrifices and what may be taken as journey food.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 5545إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا نَبْدَأُ بِهِ فِي يَوْمِنَا هَذَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ ، ثُمَّ نَرْجِعَ فَنَنْحَرَ ، مَنْ فَعَلَهُ فَقَدْ أَصَابَ سُنَّتَنَا ، وَمَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلُ ، فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ لَحْمٌ قَدَّمَهُ لِأَهْلِهِ ، لَيْسَ مِنَ 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 (9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 5546مَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّمَا ذَبَحَ لِنَفْسِهِ ، وَمَنْ ذَبَحَ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ ، فَقَدْ تَمَّ نُسُكُهُ ، وَأَصَابَ سُنَّةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَThe 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 5 narratorsBukhari · 5547قَسَمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ ضَحَايَا ، فَصَارَتْ لِعُقْبَةَ جَذَعَةٌthat 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 s5 narratorsBukhari · 5548إِنَّ هَذَا أَمْرٌ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى بَنَاتِ آدَمَ ، فَاقْضِي مَا يَقْضِي الْحَاجُّ ، غَيْرَ أَنْ لَا تَطُوفِي بِالْبَيْتِthat the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon her when she had her menses at Sarif before entering Mecca, and she was weeping (because she was afraid that she would not be able to perform the Hajj). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What is wr5 narratorsBukhari · 5549مَنْ كَانَ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ ، فَلْيُعِدْ ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا يَوْمٌ يُشْتَهَى فِيهِ اللَّحْمُ ، وَذَكَرَ جِيرَانَهُ وَعِنْدِي جَذَعَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ شَاتَيْ لَحْمٍ ، فَرَخَّصَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said on the day of Nahr, "Whoever has slaughtered his sacrifice before the prayer, should repeat it (slaughter another sacrifice)." A man got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! This is a day on which 5 narratorsBukhari · 5550إِنَّ الزَّمَانَ قَدِ اسْتَدَارَ كَهَيْئَتِهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ، السَّنَةُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا ، مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ، ثَلَاثٌ مُتَوَالِيَاتٌ ، ذُو الْقَعْدَةِ ، وَذُو الْحِجَّةِ ، وThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Time has come back to its original state which it had on the day Allah created the Heavens and the Earth. The year is twelve months, four of which are sacred, three of them are in succession, namel6 narratorsBukhari · 5551كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَنْحَرُ فِي الْمَنْحَرِIbn 'Umar said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to slaughter (camels and sheep, etc.,) as sacrifices at the Musalla."5 narratorsBukhari · 5552كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَذْبَحُ ، وَيَنْحَرُ بِالْمُصَلَّىIbn 'Umar said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to slaughter (camels and sheep, etc.,) as sacrifices at the Musalla."5 narratorsBukhari · 5553كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ ، وَأَنَا أُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer two rams as sacrifices, and I also used to offer two rams.4 narratorsBukhari · 5554أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ انْكَفَأَ إِلَى كَبْشَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ ، فَذَبَحَهُمَا بِيَدِهِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) came towards two horned rams having black and white colors and slaughtered them with his own hands.12 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 5555أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْطَاهُ غَنَمًا يَقْسِمُهَا عَلَى صَحَابَتِهِ ضَحَايَا ، فَبَقِيَ عَتُودٌ ، فَذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : ضَحِّ أَنْتَ بِهِthat the Prophet (ﷺ) gave him some sheep to distribute among his companions to slaughter as sacrifices ('Id--al--Adha). A kid was left and he told the Prophet (ﷺ) of that whereupon he said to him, "Slaughter it as a sacr5 narratorsBukhari · 5556مَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّمَا يَذْبَحُ لِنَفْسِهِ ، وَمَنْ ذَبَحَ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ ، فَقَدْ تَمَّ نُسُكُهُ ، وَأَصَابَ سُنَّةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَAn uncle of mine called Abu Burda, slaughtered his sacrifice before the `Id prayer. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him, "Your (slaughtered) sheep was just mutton (not a sacrifice)." Abu Burda said, "O Allah's Apostle! 20 narrators·parallel chain