Hazrat Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon after performing the prayer on the day of Eid al-Adha. Then he offered the sacrifice. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has slaughtered (the animal) before the prayer should offer another animal as a sacrifice in its place, and whoever has not slaughtered before the prayer should slaughter in the name of Allah.

Hazrat Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that my uncle Abu Burdah (may Allah be pleased with him) had performed the sacrifice before the Eid prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him, "Your goat is only a goat for meat." He submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! I have a kid goat that is less than a year old." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "You may slaughter it, but after you, it will not be permissible for anyone else (to sacrifice such a goat)." Then he said, "Whoever performs the sacrifice before the Eid prayer, he only slaughters an animal for his own food, and whoever performs the sacrifice after the Eid prayer, his sacrifice is complete and he attains the Sunnah of the Muslims."

Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever offers the sacrifice before the prayer should offer it again. At this, a man (Abu Burdah) stood up and said that this is a day in which there is a great desire for meat, and he described the hardship of his neighbors. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered him truthful. The man said that I have a one-year-old she-goat which is dearer to me than two goats of meat. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission to offer that as a sacrifice. Now I do not know whether this permission is for others as well or not.

Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) entrusted some goats to him so that he could distribute them among the companions (may Allah be pleased with them). One kid goat remained. When he mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said, "Then sacrifice it."

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed two horned, black-and-white rams. He slaughtered them with his own hand, recited "Bismillah" and "Allahu Akbar," and placed his foot on their necks while slaughtering them.

Hazrat Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I said,“O Messenger of Allah! Tomorrow we will face the enemy and we do not have knives with us?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Then make haste,”or (instead) he said,“Use ‘Arn’,”meaning, make haste with whatever tool causes blood to flow and Allah’s name is mentioned upon the slaughtered animal, then eat it. However, it should not be a tooth or a nail, and I will also tell you the reason for this: the tooth is a bone and the nail is the knife of the Abyssinians.”(Rafi’ says)“We received camels and goats as spoils of war, and one of the camels ran away, so a man shot it with an arrow and brought it down. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘These camels sometimes run away like wild animals, so if any of them escapes your control, do the same with it.’”

Hazrat Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that we were staying with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) at the place of Dhul-Hulaifah. The people felt hungry. Meanwhile, (as spoils of war) camels and goats were obtained. Hazrat Rafi' narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was among the people at the rear of the army. The people hurried and (before distribution) slaughtered and put the pots on the fire. But later, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ordered and those pots were overturned. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) distributed them and considered ten goats equal to one camel. One camel ran away from them, so the people tried to catch it, but it exhausted everyone. The people had few horses. One companion took an arrow and rushed towards the camel. Allah made it stop. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said that these animals also become rebellious like wild animals. Therefore, if any of these animals overpowers you, then treat it in the same way. Then I submitted, "Tomorrow there is fear of an enemy attack, and we do not have knives. (If we slaughter with swords, there is a fear of them getting damaged while battle is ahead.) Can we slaughter with a bamboo stick?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Whatever causes blood to flow and Allah's name is mentioned upon the slaughtered animal, there is no harm in eating it, except for teeth and nails. I will tell you the reason for this: teeth are bones and nails are the knives of the Abyssinians."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "Eat the meat of the sacrifice for three days." Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), when departing from Mina, would eat bread with olive oil because he would abstain from the meat of the sacrifice (after three days).

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that in Madinah we used to preserve the meat of sacrifice by applying salt to it, and then we would present it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not eat the meat of sacrifice for more than three days." This command was not obligatory, rather the intention of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was that we should feed the meat of sacrifice (to those people as well who had not performed sacrifice), and Allah knows best.

Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that we would not eat the meat of our sacrificial animals for more than three days after Mina. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted us and said: "Eat it and take it with you as provisions." So we ate and also brought it along.