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983. Narrated Al-Barā' bin 'Āzib رضي الله عنه: On the day of Nahr Allāh's Messenger ﷺ delivered the Khuṭba (religious talk) after the Ṣalāt ('Eid prayer) and said, "Whoever offered Ṣalāt (prayer) like us and slaughtered the sacrifice like we did, then he acted according to our Nusuk (followed the right way). And whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before the Ṣalāt (prayer), then that was just mutton (i.e. not done his sacrifice)." Abū Burda bin Niyyār stood up and said, "O Allāh's Messenger! By Allāh, I slaughtered my sacrifice before I came out for Aṣ-Ṣalāt ('Eid prayer) and thought that today was the day of eating and drinking (non-alcoholic drinks) and so I made haste (in slaughtering) and ate and also fed my family and neighbours." Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "That was just mutton (not a sacrifice)." (1) An-Nahr: Literally means slaughtering of the camels only, and it is done by cutting the carotid arteries at the root of camel's neck. (2) Adh-Dhabh: Means slaughtering of animals other than camels, e.g., sheep, cow, goat etc., and is done by cutting the carotid and jugular blood vessels at the upper part of the neck and not at its root. Then Abū Burda said: "I have a young she-goat and no doubt, it is better than two sheep. Will that be sufficient as a sacrifice for me?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Yes. But it will not be sufficient for anyone else (as a sacrifice) after you."