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Sahih al-BukhariHunting, Slaughtering

Sahih al-Bukhari 5506

Chapter: Not to slaughter with a tooth, a bone or a nail

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 5506

Narrator:Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj

حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

كُلْ ـ يَعْنِي ـ مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ إِلاَّ السِّنَّ وَالظُّفُرَ ‏"

Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Eat what is slaughtered (with any instrument) that makes blood flow out, except what is slaughtered with a tooth or a nail.'

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5506).

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Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث رَافِع بْن خَدِيج قَدْ تَقَدَّمَتْ مَبَاحِثه , وَسُفْيَان هُوَ الثَّوْرِيّ قَوْله ( قَالَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلْ يَعْنِي مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّم إِلَّا السِّنّ وَالظُّفُر ) كَذَا عِنْد الْجَمِيع , وَلَمْ أَرَهُ عِنْد أَحْمَد مِمَّنْ رَوَاهُ عَنْ الثَّوْرِيّ بِهَذَا اللَّفْظ , و " كُلْ " فِعْل أَمْر بِالْأَكْلِ وَلَفْظ " يَعْنِي " تَفْسِير , كَأَنَّ الرَّاوِي قَالَ كَلَامًا هَذَا مَعْنَاهُ , وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ مِنْ طَرِيق الْبَاغَنْدِيّ عَنْ قَبِيصَة شَيْخ الْبُخَارِيّ فِيهِ بِلَفْظِ " كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَة فَأَصَابَ النَّاس إِبِلًا وَغَنَمًا " قَالَ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيث بِنَحْوِهِ وَزَادَ فِي آخِره "…

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