Hadith #305
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَن سَلَمَةِ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ عَن أَبِي حُجَيْفَةَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ ذَبَحَ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلّ
َى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبْدِلْهَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ عِنْدِي إِلَّا جَذَعَةٌ وَأَظُنُّهُ قَدْ قَالَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُسِنَّةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اجْعَلْهَا مَكَانَهَا وَلَنْ تُجْزِئَ أَوْ تُوَفِّيَ عَنْ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَكَ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة
سلمة بن كهيل
أبي حجيفة
البراء بن عازب
English Translation
Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar narrated from Shuʿbah, from Salamah ibn Kuhayl, from Abū Ḥujayfah, from al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib, who said: 'Abū Burdah slaughtered [his sacrifice] before the prayer. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: "Replace it." He said: "O Messenger of Allah, I only have a young she-goat (jadhaʿah), and I think it is better than a full-grown one (musinnah)." the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Make it its replacement, and it will never suffice — or: fulfill [the obligation] — for anyone after you."'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 35, Hadith 305
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 17943
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-54333