And Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna and Ibn Bashshar narrated to us — and the wording is that of Ibn al-Muthanna — they said: Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from Zubayd al-Iyami, from al-Sha'bi, from al-Bara' ibn 'Azib, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The first thing we begin with on this day of ours is that we pray, then we return and sacrifice. Whoever does that has followed our Sunnah. And whoever slaughtered [before the prayer], that is merely meat he has sent ahead for his family, and it is not part of the ritual sacrifice in any way." Abu Burdah ibn Niyar had already slaughtered [before the prayer], so he said: "I have a young goat (jadh'ah) that is better than a mature one (musinnah)." He said: "Slaughter it, but it will not suffice for anyone after you."