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The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed two black and white horned rams, which he slaughtered with his hand, as he mentioned Allah's name and said: "Allāhu Akbar" (Allah is the Most Great), and put his foot on their necks

عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُ قَالَ: ضَحَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ، ذَبَحَهُمَا بِيَدِهِ، وَسَمَّى وَكَبَّرَ، وَوَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا.
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed two black and white horned rams, which he slaughtered with his hand, as he mentioned Allah's name and said: "Allāhu Akbar" (Allah is the Most Great), and put his foot on their necks.
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Explanation

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) slaughtered, with his hand on the day of Eid al-Ad'ha, two male sheep with white horns mixed with black, and said: Bismillāh (in the name of Allah) and Allāhu Akbar; and he placed his foot on their necks.

Benefits
  1. ’Ud'hiyah (animal sacrifice) is prescribed in the Shariah, something Muslims unanimously agree upon.
  2. It is preferable that ’Ud'hiyah be of the same type with which the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) offered ’Ud'hiyah, given its good appearance and more tasty fat and meat.
  3. An-Nawawi said: It is recommended that a person slaughter his ’Ud'hiyah by himself and not delegate someone else to slaughter it unless there is an excuse for that, in which case it is recommended that he witness its slaughter. However, it is indisputably permissible for him to delegate a Muslim to do so.
  4. Ibn Hajar said: It indicates that it is recommended to say Takbīr along with mention of Allah's name while slaughtering, and it is recommended to place one’s foot on the right side of the neck of the sacrificial animal. They agreed that it should be laid down on its left side, so that he places his foot on the right side to make it easier for the slaughterer to take the knife with his right hand and hold its head with his left hand.
  5. It is recommended to sacrifice a horned animal, though it is permissible to sacrifice an unhorned one.
Reference

صحيح البخاري (7/ 102) (5565). صحيح مسلم (3/ 1556) (1966). تيسير العلام شرح عمدة الأحكام، لعبد الله البسام (ص724). الإعلام بفوائد عمدة الأحكام، لابن الملقن (10/ 179).

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The Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prayed on the Day of An-Nahr, then delivered a sermon, then slaughtered (an animal) and said: Whoever slaughtered before praying should slaughter another animal instead, and whoever has not yet slaughtered should slaughter while mentioning Allah's name

عن جُنْدُب بن عَبْدِ الله البجَليِّ رضي الله عنه قال: «صلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم النَّحر، ثم خطب، ثم ذبح، وقال: من ذبح قبل أن يُصَلِّيَ فَلْيَذْبَحْ أُخرى مكانها، ومن لم يذبح فَلْيَذْبَحْ باسم الله».
Jundub ibn ‘Abdullāh al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prayed on the Day of Nahr, then delivered a sermon, then slaughtered (an animal) and said: "Whoever slaughtered before praying should slaughter another animal instead, and whoever has not yet slaughtered should slaughter while mentioning Allah's name."
Narrated by Bukhari & MuslimGradeAuthentic hadith
Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) began the Day of An-Nahr with prayer, then delivered the sermon, and then slaughtered. He used to bring and slaughter the animal in the area of Eid prayer; in order to demonstrate the rituals of Islam, as well as to teach Muslims this ritual. He taught them a condition and a ruling of slaughtering: The one who slaughtered before praying Eid prayer should slaughter another one instead, because the first one was not valid; and whoever has not yet slaughtered should do so while mentioning the name of Allah, so that slaughtering be valid and the slaughtered animal becomes permissible to eat. This Hadīth proves the validity of only this order of these rituals. This Hadīth indicates that the slaughtering time starts after the Eid prayer is concluded; neither by the time of the prayer, nor by slaughtering of the Imām, except the one who is exempted from the Eid prayer, i.e. a traveler.

Reference

تيسير العلام شرح عمدة الأحكام، عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن البسام، تحقيق: محمد صبحي حلاق، مكتبة الصحابة، الأمارات، مكتبة التابعين، القاهرة، الطبعة: العاشرة 1426هـ. تنبيه الأفهام شرح عمدة الأحكام، محمد بن صالح العثيمين، مكتبة الصحابة، الإمارات، الطبعة: الأولى 1426هـ، 2005م. الإفهام في شرح عمدة الأحكام لابن باز، تحقيق: سعيد القحطاني، مؤسسة عبد العزيز بن باز الخيرية، الرياض، الطبعة: الأولى 1435هـ. العمدة في الأحكام، عبد الغني بن عبد الواحد المقدسي الجماعيلي، تحقيق: سمير بن أمين الزهيري، الناشر: مكتبة المعارف للنشر والتوزيع، الرياض، المملكة العربية السعودية، الطبعة: الأولى 1419هـ، 1998م. صحيح البخاري، محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري الجعفي، تحقيق: محمد زهير الناصر، دار طوق النجاة (مصورة عن السلطانية بإضافة ترقيم: محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي)، الطبعة: الأولى 1422هـ. صحيح مسلم، مسلم بن الحجاج القشيري النيسابوري، تحقيق محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي، دار إحياء التراث العربي، بيروت، الطبعة: 1423هـ. تأسيس الأحكام، أحمد بن يحيى النجمي، دار المنهاج، القاهرة، الطبعة: الأولى 1427هـ.

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The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon after having offered the prayer on Eid al-Ad'ha. He said: Whoever prayed our prayer and slaughtered our sacrifice has properly observed the ritual. And whoever slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the (Eid) prayer has not observed the ritual

عن البَرَاء بن عَازب رضي الله عنهما قال: «خطبنا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم الأضحى بعد الصلاة، فقال: من صلى صلاتنا وَنَسَكَ نُسُكَنَا فقد أصاب النُّسُكَ، ومن نسك قبل الصلاة فلا نُسُك له. فقال أبو بُرْدَةَ بن نِيَار -خال البَرَاء بن عَازبٍ-: يا رسول الله، إني نسكت شاتي قبل الصلاة، وعرفت أن اليوم يوم أكل وشرب، وأحببت أن تكون شاتي أول ما يذبح في بيتي، فذبحت شاتي، وتغديت قبل أن آتي الصلاة. فقال: شاتك شاة لحم. قال: يا رسول الله، فإن عندنا عَنَاقًا لنا هي أحب إلي من شاتين؛ أَفَتَجْزِي عني؟ قال: نعم، ولن تَجْزِيَ عن أحد بعدك».
Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon after having offered the prayer on Eid al-Ad'ha. He said: "Whoever prayed our prayer and slaughtered our sacrifice has properly observed the ritual. And whoever slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the (Eid) prayer has not observed the ritual." Abu Burdah ibn Niyār (the uncle of Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib) said: "O Messenger of Allah, I slaughtered my sheep before the prayer. I know that today is a day of eating and drinking, so I liked to have my sheep as the first thing to be slaughtered at my home. I slaughtered it and ate before coming to the prayer." The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "The sheep which you have slaughtered is just a sheep (slaughtered) for meat (i.e. not a ritual sacrifice)." He (Abu Burdah) said: "O Messenger of Allah, we have a young she-goat which is dearer to me than two sheep. Will that be valid as a sacrifice for me?" The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, but it will not be valid (as a sacrifice) for anyone else after you."
Narrated by Bukhari & MuslimGradeAuthentic hadith
Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon on the Day of Eid al-Ad'ha after having offered the prayer. He explained the rulings of slaughtering and its prescribed time on the day of Eid to the Companions. He added that whoever offered prayer and sacrificed in the same manner as the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did, his ritual would be properly observed. However, if someone slaughtered his animal before the prescribed time of slaughtering started, then his sacrifice would be considered normal slaughtering for the sake of meat, and not an accepted rite or act of worship. When Abu Burdah heard this, he asked: "O Messenger of Allah, I slaughtered my sheep before the prayer. I know that today is a day of eating and drinking, so I liked to have my sheep as the first thing to be slaughtered at my home. I slaughtered it and ate before coming to the prayer." The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) told him that this was not the prescribed sacrifice and that it would be considered as an animal slaughtered to make use of its meat only. Abu Burdah then told the Prophet that he had a young she-goat which was dearer to him than two sheep; and he asked if slaughtering it would be considered a valid sacrifice for the sake of Allah? The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, but this ruling is for you exclusively and is not generalized for the rest of the Ummah, as a little she-goat is not valid for sacrifice until it has completed one year of age.

Reference

تيسير العلام للبسام الناشر: مكتبة الصحابة، الإمارات - مكتبة التابعين، القاهرة الطبعة: العاشرة، 1426 هـ - 2006 م. تنبيه الأفهام للعثيمين -طبعة مكتبة الصحابة الإمارات - مكتبة التابعين، القاهرة الطبعة الأولى 1426. الإفهام في شرح عمدة الأحكام –عبد العزيز بن باز-اعتناء سعيد بن علي بن وهف القحطاني - الرياض - الطبعة الأولى -1435. خلاصة الكلام لفيصل المبارك الحريملي -الطبعة: الثانية، 1412 هـ - 1992 م. الإلمام بشرح عمدة الأحكام لإسماعيل الأنصاري طبعة دار الفكر دمشق الأولى 1381. تأسيس الأحكام لأحمد بن يحيى النجمي- دار المنهاج القاهرة مصر الطبعة الأولى. صحيح البخاري لأبي عبد الله محمد بن إسماعيل الجعفي البخاري تحقيق محمد زهير بن ناصر الناصر -الناشر : دار طوق النجاة -الطبعة : الأولى 1422هـ. صحيح مسلم المحقق: محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي - الناشر: دار إحياء التراث العربي - بيروت. الموسوعة الفقهية الكويتية- وزارة الأوقاف والشئون الإسلامية – الكويت -الطبعة: (من 1404 - 1427 هـ) الأجزاء 1 - 23: الطبعة الثانية، دار السلاسل - الكويت، الأجزاء 24 - 38: الطبعة الأولى، مطابع دار الصفوة - مصر، الأجزاء 39 - 45: الطبعة الثانية، طبع الوزارة.

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Whoever has a sacrifice to slaughter, once the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah is declared, he should not take anything from his hair or his nails until he sacrifices

عَن أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أُمِّ المُؤْمِنينَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رضي الله عنها قَالت: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ ذِبْحٌ يَذْبَحُهُ فَإِذَا أُهِلَّ هِلَالُ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ، فَلَا يَأْخُذَنَّ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ، وَلَا مِنْ أَظْفَارِهِ شَيْئًا حَتَّى يُضَحِّيَ».
’Umm Salamah, Mother of the Believers and wife of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever has a sacrifice to slaughter, once the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah is declared, he should not take anything from his hair or his nails until he sacrifices."
Narrated by MuslimGradeAuthentic
Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) commanded those who intend to offer a sacrifice not to cut hair from their head, armpits, or mustache, nor to cut any of their fingernails or toenails until they have offered their sacrifice, once the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah has appeared.

Benefits
  1. Whoever intends to offer a sacrifice after the beginning of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah should begin the abstention mentioned from the moment he makes the intention until he offers his sacrifice.
  2. If one does not offer the sacrifice on the first day, he should continue to abstain until he offers the sacrifice on any of the Days of Tashrīq.
Reference

صحيح مسلم (3/ 1566) (1977). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (3/ 199). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (6/ 450). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (2/ 1165).

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Whoever can afford it but does not offer a sacrifice, let him not come near our prayer place

عن أبي هريرة، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «مَن كان له سَعَة، ولمْ يُضَحِّ، فلا يَقْرَبَنّ مُصَلّانا».
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever can afford it but does not offer a sacrifice, let him not come near our prayer place."
Narrated by Ibn Majah - Narrated by AhmadGradeGood hadith
Explanation

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said that any Muslim who is financially capable of offering a sacrificial animal on the Day of Eid al-Ad'ha, but does not do so, let him not approach the Eid prayer place of Muslims nor pray with the people, because the Muslim should not neglect this ritual while he is able to offer it. Offering the sacrificial animal is a great act of worship and a rite that should be observed on the day of Eid al-Ad'ha. The majority of scholars said that it is a confirmed act of Sunnah. Some scholars said that it is obligatory on those who are financially capable.

Reference

- سنن ابن ماجه المؤلف: ت: محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي, دار إحياء الكتب العربية - مسند أحمد، تحقيق شعيب الأرنؤوط. الناشر: مؤسسة الرسالة الطبعة : الأولى ، 1421 هـ - 2001 م - تخريج أحاديث مشكلة الفقر وكيف عالجها الإسلام المؤلف: محمد ناصر الدين الألباني, المكتب الإسلامي, الطبعة: الأولى - 1405 ه - بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام، لابن حجر. دار القبس للنشر والتوزيع، الرياض - المملكة العربية السعودية الطبعة: الأولى، 1435 هـ - 2014 م - توضِيحُ الأحكَامِ مِن بُلوُغ المَرَام، للبسام. مكتَبة الأسدي، مكّة المكرّمة.الطبعة: الخامِسَة، 1423 هـ - تسهيل الإلمام بفقه الأحاديث من بلوغ المرام، تأليف: صالح بن فوزان بن عبد الله الفوزان، الطبعة: الأولى، 1427 ه - 2006 م - منحة العلام في شرح بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله الفوزان. دار ابن الجوزي. ط1 1428هـ - فتح ذي الجلال والاكرام بشرح بلوغ المرام، للشيخ ابن عثيمين، المكتبة الإسلامية - الطبعة الأولى 1427 - حاشية السندي على سنن ابن ماجه , الناشر: دار الجيل.

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