Ahmad also transmitted it through him (3/294). Al-Tahawi likewise transmitted it (4/171) through Hajjaj ibn Muhammad, from Ibn Jurayj, with the same report. Muslim transmitted it (6/77) through Ibn Bakr, saying: Muhammad ibn Hatim related to me; Muhammad ibn Bakr related to us—with the chain likewise consisting throughout of explicit statements of transmission.

The hadith is also found in the two Sahih collections and elsewhere, on the authority of al-Bara ibn Azib, Anas ibn Malik, and Jundub ibn Sufyan. I have documented these reports in Irwa al-Ghalil (4/366–368), for whoever wishes to consult them.

An important benefit and note: His words, “an atud that was jadh,” mean that an atud is a young male goat which has grown strong, begun grazing, and completed a year; its plural is atida. A jadh of goats is one that has entered its second year, while of sheep it is one that has completed a year—though it has also been said to be younger than this, as stated in al-Nihayah.

Thus, Jabir’s corroborating hadith yields two benefits. First, as stated in the hadith under discussion, it is not permissible to offer the Eid sacrifice before the Eid prayer, and whoever does so must offer another sacrifice. Second, a jadh of goats is not valid for the Eid sacrifice. This differs from a jadh of sheep, which does suffice, on account of explicit authentic hadiths reported on this matter. I have cited some of them in Irwa al-Ghalil, Sahih Abi Dawud (2494), and elsewhere.

This is not contradicted by Jabir’s other hadith, worded: “Do not slaughter anything but a mature animal, unless...”