Sahih Muslim Book - 35, Hadith - 5079

وحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَمْرٍو ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ: مَنْ كَانَ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فَلْيُعِدْ ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، هَذَا يَوْمٌ يُشْتَهَى فِيهِ اللَّحْمُ ، وَذَكَرَ هَنَةً مِنْ جِيرَانِهِ ، كَأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَدَّقَهُ ، قَالَ: وَعِنْدِي جَذَعَةٌ هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ شَاتَيْ لَحْمٍ ، أَفَأَذْبَحُهَا ؟ قَالَ: فَرَخَّصَ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ: لاَ أَدْرِي أَبَلَغَتْ رُخْصَتُهُ مَنْ سِوَاهُ أَمْ لاَ ، قَالَ: وَانْكَفَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى كَبْشَيْنِ فَذَبَحَهُمَا ، فَقَامَ النَّاسُ إِلَى غُنَيْمَةٍ فَتَوَزَّعُوهَا ، أَوْ قَالَ : فَتَجَزَّعُوهَا.

It was narrated that Anas said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said on the Day of Sacrifice: 'Whoever slaughtered (his sacrificial animal) before the prayer, let him repeat it.' A man stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, this is a day on which people want meat, and he mentioned the need of his neighbor - as if the Messenger of Allah ~ agreed with him - and I have a Jadh 'ah that is dearer to me than two sheep for meat, can I slaughter it (as a sacrifice)?' He granted him a concession (allowing him to do that)." He (the narrator) said: "I do not know whether that concession applied to others or not." He said: "Then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) turned towards two rams and slaughtered them, and the people turned towards some sheep and distributed, or he said; divided them."