حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنْ الْبَرَائِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ ضَحَّی خَالٌ لِي يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَاتُکَ شَاةُ لَحْمٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عِنْدِي دَاجِنًا جَذَعَةً مِنْ الْمَعْزِ فَقَالَ اذْبَحْهَا وَلَا تَصْلُحُ لِغَيْرِکَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2801
Narrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: A maternal uncle of mine called Abu Burdah sacrificed before the prayer (for Eid). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Your goat is meant for flesh. He said: Messenger of Allah, I have a domestic kid with me. He said: Sacrifice it, but it is not valid for any man other than you.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020