Sahih al-Bukhari 951
Book 13: The Two Festivals (Eids) · Hadith 3
Hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي زُبَيْدٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الشَّعْبِيَّ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا نَبْدَأُ مِنْ يَوْمِنَا هَذَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ، ثُمَّ نَرْجِعَ فَنَنْحَرَ، فَمَنْ فَعَلَ فَقَدْ أَصَابَ سُنَّتَنَا ".
Narrated Al-Bara':I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) delivering a Khutba saying, "The first thing to be done on this day (first day of `Id ul Adha) is to pray; and after returning from the prayer we slaughter our sacrifices (in the name of Allah) and whoever does so, he acted according to our Sunna (traditions)
Al-Bara (رضی اللہ عنہ) bataate hain: "Maine Nabi ko khutba dete suna: 'Aaj ke din (Eid-ul-Adha ka pehla din) sabse pehle jo cheez karni hai woh namaz hai; aur namaz se wapas aakar hum apni qurbani ka janwar zabah karte hain (Allah ke naam par), aur jo aisa kare, usne humari Sunnat ke mutabiq amal kiya.'"
Sahih al-Bukhari 951 · Book 13, Hadith 3