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Sahih al-BukhariBook 72

Hunting, Slaughtering

كتاب الذبائح والصيد

69 hadith in this book; 69 translated into English.

Chapter 1Chapter: The mentioning of Allah's Name while hunting

Chapter introduction

وَقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَيَبْلُوَنَّكُمُ اللَّهُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الصَّيْدِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ}. وَقَوْلِهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ: {أُحِلَّتْ لَكُمْ بَهِيمَةُ الأَنْعَامِ إِلاَّ مَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {فَلاَ تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَاخْشَوْنِ} وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: الْعُقُودُ الْعُهُودُ، مَا أُحِلَّ وَحُرِّمَ {إِلاَّ مَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ} الْخِنْزِيرُ.

{يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ} يَحْمِلَنَّكُمْ {شَنَآنُ} عَدَاوَةُ {الْمُنْخَنِقَةُ} تُخْنَقُ فَتَمُوتُ {الْمَوْقُوذَةُ} تُضْرَبُ بِالْخَشَبِ يُوقِذُهَا فَتَمُوتُ {وَالْمُتَرَدِّيَةُ} تَتَرَدَّى مِنَ الْجَبَلِ {وَالنَّطِيحَةُ} تُنْطَحُ الشَّاةُ، فَمَا أَدْرَكْتَهُ يَتَحَرَّكُ بِذَنَبِهِ أَوْ بِعَيْنِهِ فَاذْبَحْ وَكُلْ.

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5475

I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the game killed by a Mi'rad (i.e. a sharp-edged piece of wood or a piece of wood provided with a sharp piece of iron used for hunting). He said, "If the game is killed with its sharp edge, eat of it, but if it is killed with its shaft, with a hit by its broad side then…

أَصَابَ بِحَدِّهِ فَكُلْهُ، وَمَا أَصَابَ بِعَرْضِهِ فَهْوَ وَقِيذٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ صَيْدِ الْكَلْبِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَيْكَ فَكُلْ، فَإِنَّ أَخْذَ الْكَلْبِ ذَكَاةٌ، وَإِنْ وَجَدْتَ مَعَ كَلْبِكَ…

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim + 39 other versions

Chapter 2Chapter: The game killed by the Mi'rad

Chapter introduction

وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فِي الْمَقْتُولَةِ بِالْبُنْدُقَةِ تِلْكَ الْمَوْقُوذَةُ. وَكَرِهَهُ سَالِمٌ وَالْقَاسِمُ وَمُجَاهِدٌ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ وَعَطَاءٌ وَالْحَسَنُ، وَكَرِهَ الْحَسَنُ رَمْيَ الْبُنْدُقَةِ فِي الْقُرَى وَالأَمْصَارِ، وَلاَ يَرَى بَأْسًا فِيمَا سِوَاهُ.

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5476

I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about the Mi'rad. He said, "If you hit the game with its sharp edge, eat it, but if the Mi'rad hits the game with its shaft with a hit by its broad side do not eat it, for it has been beaten to death with a piece of wood. (i.e. unlawful)." I asked, "If I let loose my…

أَصَبْتَ بِحَدِّهِ فَكُلْ، فَإِذَا أَصَابَ بِعَرْضِهِ فَقَتَلَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقِيذٌ، فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ أُرْسِلُ كَلْبِي‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ وَسَمَّيْتَ، فَكُلْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ أَكَلَ…

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim + 39 other versions

Chapter 3Chapter: The game killed by the broad side of Al- Mi'rad

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5477

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We let loose our trained hounds after a game?" He said, "Eat what they hunt for you." I said, "Even if they killed (the game)?" He replied, 'Even if they killed (the game)." I said, 'We also hit (the game) with the Mi'rad?" He said, "Eat of the animal which the…

كُلْ مَا أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَإِنَّا نَرْمِي بِالْمِعْرَاضِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ كُلْ مَا خَزَقَ، وَمَا أَصَابَ بِعَرْضِهِ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ ‏"

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim + 39 other versions

Chapter 4Chapter: About hunting with a bow

Chapter introduction

وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ إِذَا ضَرَبَ صَيْدًا، فَبَانَ مِنْهُ يَدٌ أَوْ رِجْلٌ، لاَ تَأْكُلُ الَّذِي بَانَ، وَتَأْكُلُ سَائِرَهُ، وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِذَا ضَرَبْتَ عُنُقَهُ أَوْ وَسَطَهُ فَكُلْهُ.

وَقَالَ الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ زَيْدٍ اسْتَعْصَى عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ آلِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حِمَارٌ، فَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَضْرِبُوهُ حَيْثُ تَيَسَّرَ، دَعُوا مَا سَقَطَ مِنْهُ، وَكُلُوهُ.

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5478

I said, "O Allah's Prophet! We are living in a land ruled by the people of the Scripture; Can we take our meals in their utensils? In that land there is plenty of game and I hunt the game with my bow and with my hound that is not trained and with my trained hound. Then what is lawful for me to…

وَجَدْتُمْ غَيْرَهَا فَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا فِيهَا، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَاغْسِلُوهَا وَكُلُوا فِيهَا، وَمَا صِدْتَ بِقَوْسِكَ فَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَكُلْ، وَمَا صِدْتَ بِكَلْبِكَ الْمُعَلَّمِ فَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ…

Narrated by Abu Tha‘laba al-Khushanī + 11 other versions

Chapter 5Chapter: Al-Khadhf and Al-Bunduqa

Authentic No. 5479

that he saw a man throwing stones with two fingers (at something) and said to him, "Do not throw stones, for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has forbidden throwing stones, or he used to dislike it." `Abdullah added: Throwing stones will neither hunt the game, nor kill (or hurt) an enemy, but it may break a…

الْخَذْفِ ـ أَوْ كَانَ يَكْرَهُ الْخَذْفَ ـ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ لاَ يُصَادُ بِهِ صَيْدٌ وَلاَ يُنْكَى بِهِ عَدُوٌّ، وَلَكِنَّهَا قَدْ تَكْسِرُ السِّنَّ وَتَفْقَأُ الْعَيْنَ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ رَآهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَخْذِفُ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Mughaffal + 5 other versions

Chapter 6Chapter: A (pet) dog

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5481

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "If someone keeps a dog neither for hunting, nor for guarding livestock, the reward (for his good deeds) will be reduced by two Qirats per day."

اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا إِلاَّ كَلْبٌ ضَارٍ لِصَيْدٍ أَوْ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ، فَإِنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطَانِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 24 other versions

Chapter 7Chapter: If a hound eats (of the game)

Chapter introduction

وَقَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {يَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا أُحِلَّ لَهُمْ قُلْ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ وَمَا عَلَّمْتُمْ مِنَ الْجَوَارِحِ مُكَلِّبِينَ} الصَّوَائِدُ وَالْكَوَاسِبُ.

{اجْتَرَحُوا} اكْتَسَبُوا.

{تُعَلِّمُونَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ اللَّهُ فَكُلُوا مِمَّا أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكُمْ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ}.

وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنْ أَكَلَ الْكَلْبُ فَقَدْ أَفْسَدَهُ، إِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَاللَّهُ يَقُولُ: {تُعَلِّمُونَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ اللَّهُ} فَتُضْرَبُ وَتُعَلَّمُ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَ. وَكَرِهَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ.

وَقَالَ عَطَاءٌ إِنْ شَرِبَ الدَّمَ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ، فَكُلْ.

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5483

I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). "We hunt with the help of these hounds." He said, "If you let loose your trained hounds after a game, and mention the name of Allah, then you can eat what the hounds catch for you, even if they killed the game. But you should not eat of it if the hound has eaten of…

أَرْسَلْتَ كِلاَبَكَ الْمُعَلَّمَةَ وَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ، فَكُلْ مِمَّا أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكُمْ، وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الْكَلْبُ، فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَإِنْ…

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim + 5 other versions

Chapter 8Chapter: If the hunter hits a game but does not catch it till two or three days

Authentic No. 5484

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you let loose your hound after a game and mention Allah's Name on sending it, and the hound catches the game and kills it, then you can eat of it. But if the hound eats of it, then you should not eat thereof, for the hound has caught it for itself. And if along with your…

أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ وَسَمَّيْتَ فَأَمْسَكَ وَقَتَلَ، فَكُلْ، وَإِنْ أَكَلَ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ، فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَإِذَا خَالَطَ كِلاَبًا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا فَأَمْسَكْنَ وَقَتَلْنَ فَلاَ…

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim

Not graded No. 5485

And it has also been narrated by `Adi bin Hatim that he asked the Prophet (ﷺ) "If a hunter throws an arrow at the game and after tracing it for two or three days he finds it dead but still bearing his arrow, (can he eat of it)?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "He can eat if he wishes."

وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عَدِيٍّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، يَرْمِي الصَّيْدَ فَيَقْتَفِرُ أَثَرَهُ الْيَوْمَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةَ، ثُمَّ يَجِدُهُ مَيِّتًا وَفِيهِ…

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim

Chapter 9Chapter: If somebody finds another hound with the game

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5486

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I let loose my hound after a game and mention Allah's Name on sending it." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you let loose your hound after a game and you mention Allah's Name on sending it and the hound catches and kills the game and eats of it, then you should not eat of…

أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ وَسَمَّيْتَ، فَأَخَذَ فَقَتَلَ فَأَكَلَ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ، فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُرْسِلُ كَلْبِي أَجِدُ مَعَهُ كَلْبًا آخَرَ، لاَ أَدْرِي أَيُّهُمَا أَخَذَهُ‏.‏…

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim + 39 other versions

Chapter 10Chapter: What have been said about hunting

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5487

I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), "We hunt with these hounds." He said, "If you send your trained hounds after a game and mention Allah's Name on sending, you can eat of what they catch for you. But if the hound eats of the game, then you must not eat of it, for I am afraid that the hound caught it…

أَرْسَلْتَ كِلاَبَكَ الْمُعَلَّمَةَ وَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ، فَكُلْ مِمَّا أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكَ، إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الْكَلْبُ، فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَإِنْ…

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim + 5 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5488

I came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We are living in the land of the people of the Scripture and we take our meals in their utensils, and in the land there is game and I hunt with my bow and trained or untrained hounds; please tell me what is lawful for us of that."…

وَجَدْتُمْ غَيْرَ آنِيَتِهِمْ، فَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا فِيهَا، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَاغْسِلُوهَا ثُمَّ كُلُوا فِيهَا، وَأَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ أَنَّكَ بِأَرْضِ صَيْدٍ، فَمَا صِدْتَ بِقَوْسِكَ، فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ، ثُمَّ…

Narrated by Abu Tha‘laba al-Khushanī + 11 other versions

Authentic No. 5489

We chased a rabbit at Marr Azh-Zhahrān. The people ran after it but they got tired.

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We chased a rabbit at Marr Azh-Zhahrān. The people ran after it but they got tired. I ran after it and eventually caught it, and brought it to Abu Talhah. He then slaughtered it and sent its hip and two thighs to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's…

، فَبَعَثَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِوَرِكِهَا وَفَخِذَيْهَا فَقَبِلَهُ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5491

(the same Hadith above, but he added); The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "Is there any of its meat left with you?"

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، مِثْلَهُ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ مَعَكُمْ مِنْ لَحْمِهِ شَىْءٌ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Qatāda + 5 other versions

Chapter 11Chapter: To hunt on mountains

Chapter 12Chapter: "Lawful to you is water-game and its use for food .... For the benefit of yourselves

Chapter introduction

وَقَالَ عُمَرُ صَيْدُهُ مَا اصْطِيدَ، وَطَعَامُهُ مَا رَمَى بِهِ، وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الطَّافِي حَلاَلٌ.

وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ طَعَامُهُ مَيْتَتُهُ إِلاَّ مَا قَذِرْتَ مِنْهَا، وَالْجِرِّيُّ لاَ تَأْكُلُهُ الْيَهُودُ وَنَحْنُ نَأْكُلُهُ.

وَقَالَ شُرَيْحٌ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ فِي الْبَحْرِ مَذْبُوحٌ.

وَقَالَ عَطَاءٌ أَمَّا الطَّيْرُ فَأَرَى أَنْ يَذْبَحَهُ.

وَقَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قُلْتُ لِعَطَاءٍ صَيْدُ الأَنْهَارِ وَقِلاَتِ السَّيْلِ أَصَيْدُ بَحْرٍ هُوَ قَالَ نَعَمْ، ثُمَّ تَلاَ: {هَذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ سَائِغٌ شَرَابُهُ وَهَذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَمِنْ كُلٍّ تَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمًا طَرِيًّا}. وَرَكِبَ الْحَسَنُ- عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ- عَلَى سَرْجٍ مِنْ جُلُودِ كِلاَبِ الْمَاءِ.

وَقَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ لَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلِي أَكَلُوا الضَّفَادِعَ لأَطْعَمْتُهُمْ. وَلَمْ يَرَ الْحَسَنُ بِالسُّلَحْفَاةِ بَأْسًا.

وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ كُلْ مِنْ صَيْدِ الْبَحْرِ مَا صَادَهُ نَصْرَانِيٌّ أَوْ يَهُودِيٌّ أَوْ مَجُوسِيٌّ.

وَقَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي الْمُرِي ذَبَحَ الْخَمْرَ النِّينَانُ وَالشَّمْسُ.

Authentic No. 5493

We went out in a campaign and the army was called The Army of the Khabt, and Abu 'Ubaida was our commander. We were struck with severe hunger. Then the sea threw a huge dead fish called Al- `Anbar, the like of which had never been seen. We ate of it for half a month, and then Abu 'Ubaida took one…

غَزَوْنَا جَيْشَ الْخَبَطِ وَأُمِّرَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ فَجُعْنَا جُوعًا شَدِيدًا فَأَلْقَى الْبَحْرُ حُوتًا مَيِّتًا لَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْعَنْبَرُ فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْهُ نِصْفَ شَهْرٍ فَأَخَذَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 1 other version

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5494

The Prophet (ﷺ) sent us as an army unit of three hundred warriors under the command of Abu 'Ubaida to ambush a caravan of the Quraish. But we were struck with such severe hunger that we ate the Khabt (desert bushes), so our army was called the Army of the Khabt. Then the sea threw a huge fish…

بَعَثَنَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثَلاَثَمِائَةِ رَاكِبٍ وَأَمِيرُنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ نَرْصُدُ عِيرًا لِقُرَيْشٍ فَأَصَابَنَا جُوعٌ شَدِيدٌ حَتَّى أَكَلْنَا الْخَبَطَ، فَسُمِّيَ جَيْشَ الْخَبَطِ وَأَلْقَى…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 1 other version

Chapter 13Chapter: The eating of locusts

Chapter 14Chapter: The utensils of Magians and (eating) dead flesh

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5496

I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We are living in the land of the people of the Scripture, and we take our meals in their utensils, and there is game in that land and I hunt with my bow and with my trained hound and with my untrained hound." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "As…

فَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا فِي آنِيَتِهِمْ، إِلاَّ أَنْ لاَ تَجِدُوا بُدًّا، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا بُدًّا فَاغْسِلُوهَا وَكُلُوا، وَأَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ أَنَّكُمْ بِأَرْضِ صَيْدٍ، فَمَا صِدْتَ بِقَوْسِكَ، فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ…

Narrated by Abu Tha‘laba al-Khushanī + 11 other versions

Authentic No. 5497

In the evening of the day of the conquest of Khaibar, the army made fires (for cooking). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "For what have you made these fires?" They said, "For cooking the meat of domestic donkeys." He said, "Throw away what is in the cooking pots and break the pots." A man from the people got…

أَهْرِيقُوا مَا فِيهَا، وَاكْسِرُوا قُدُورَهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ نُهَرِيقُ مَا فِيهَا وَنَغْسِلُهَا‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَوْ ذَاكَ ‏"

Narrated by Salamah ibn al-Akwa‘

Chapter 15Chapter: Mentioning Allah's Name on slaughtering an animal

Chapter introduction

قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ مَنْ نَسِيَ فَلاَ بَأْسَ.

وَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: {وَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَفِسْقٌ} وَالنَّاسِي لاَ يُسَمَّى فَاسِقًا، وَقَوْلُهُ: {وَإِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ لَيُوحُونَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَائِهِمْ لِيُجَادِلُوكُمْ وَإِنْ أَطَعْتُمُوهُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَمُشْرِكُونَ}.

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5498

We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) in Dhul-Hulaifa and there the people were struck with severe hunger. Then we got camels and sheep as war booty (and slaughtered them). The Prophet (ﷺ) was behind all the people. The people hurried and fixed the cooking pots (for cooking) but the Prophet (ﷺ) came there…

مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ وَذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَكُلْ، لَيْسَ السِّنَّ وَالظُّفُرَ، وَسَأُخْبِرُكُمْ عَنْهُ، أَمَّا السِّنُّ عَظْمٌ وَأَمَّا الظُّفُرُ فَمُدَى الْحَبَشَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj + 27 other versions

Chapter 16Chapter: Animals sacrificed on An-Nusub and for the idols

Authentic No. 5499

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said that he met Zaid bin `Amr Nufail at a place near Baldah and this had happened before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) received the Divine Inspiration. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) presented a dish of meat (that had been offered to him by the pagans) to Zaid bin `Amr, but Zaid refused to…

لاَ آكُلُ مِمَّا تَذْبَحُونَ عَلَى أَنْصَابِكُمْ، وَلاَ آكُلُ إِلاَّ مِمَّا ذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 4 other versions

Chapter 17Chapter: "So slaughter by mentioning the Name of Allah."

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5500

Once during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) we offered some animals as sacrifices. Some people slaughtered their sacrifices before the (Id) prayer, so when the Prophet (ﷺ) finished his prayer, he saw that they had slaughtered their sacrifices before the prayer. He said, "Whoever has…

ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فَلْيَذْبَحْ مَكَانَهَا أُخْرَى، وَمَنْ كَانَ لَمْ يَذْبَحْ حَتَّى صَلَّيْنَا فَلْيَذْبَحْ عَلَى اسْمِ اللَّهِ ‏"

Narrated by Jundab ibn Abdullah + 6 other versions

Chapter 18Chapter: The instruments that cause the blood to gush out

Authentic No. 5501

that a slave girl of theirs used to shepherd some sheep at Si'a (a mountain near Medina). On seeing one of her sheep dying, she broke a stone and slaughtered it. Ka`b said to his family, "Do not eat (of it) till I go to the Prophet (ﷺ) and ask him, or, till I send someone to ask him." So he went to…

كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا بِسَلْعٍ، فَأَبْصَرَتْ بِشَاةٍ مِنْ غَنَمِهَا مَوْتًا، فَكَسَرَتْ حَجَرًا فَذَبَحَتْهَا، فَقَالَ لأَهْلِهِ لاَ تَأْكُلُوا حَتَّى آتِيَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَسْأَلَهُ، أَوْ حَتَّى…

Narrated by Ka‘b ibn Mālik

Authentic No. 5502

that Ka`b had a slave girl who used to graze his sheep on a small mountain, called "Sl'a", situated near the market. Once a sheep was dying, so she broke a stone and slaughtered it with it. When they mentioned that to the Prophet, he, permitted them to eat it.

، فَأُصِيبَتْ شَاةٌ، فَكَسَرَتْ حَجَرًا فَذَبَحَتْهَا، فَذَكَرُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَمَرَهُمْ بِأَكْلِهَا‏.‏

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5503

that he said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We have no knife." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "if the killing tool causes blood to gush out, and if Allah's Name is mentioned, eat (of the slaughtered animal). But do not slaughter with a nail or a tooth, for the nail is the knife of Ethiopians and a tooth is a…

مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ وَذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ فَكُلْ، لَيْسَ الظُّفُرَ وَالسِّنَّ، أَمَّا الظُّفُرُ فَمُدَى الْحَبَشَةِ، وَأَمَّا السِّنُّ فَعَظْمٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَنَدَّ بَعِيرٌ فَحَبَسَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ لِهَذِهِ الإِبِلِ…

Narrated by Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj + 27 other versions

Chapter 19Chapter: The animal slaughtered by a lady

Authentic No. 5505

A slave girl belonging to Ka`b used to graze some sheep at Sl'a (mountain). Once one of her sheep was dying. She reached it (before it died) and slaughtered it with a stone. The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked, and he said, "Eat it."

تَرْعَى غَنَمًا بِسَلْعٍ، فَأُصِيبَتْ شَاةٌ مِنْهَا، فَأَدْرَكَتْهَا فَذَبَحَتْهَا بِحَجَرٍ، فَسُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كُلُوهَا ‏"

Narrated by Mu‘ādh ibn Sa‘d Aw Sa‘d ibn Mu‘ādh

Chapter 20Chapter: Not to slaughter with a tooth, a bone or a nail

Chapter 21Chapter: The animals slaughtered by Bedouins or the like

Chapter 22Chapter: The animals slaughtered by the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)

Chapter introduction

وَقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {الْيَوْمَ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَهُمْ}.

وَقَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ لاَ بَأْسَ بِذَبِيحَةِ نَصَارِيِّ الْعَرَبِ، وَإِنْ سَمِعْتَهُ يُسَمِّي لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْمَعْهُ فَقَدْ أَحَلَّهُ اللَّهُ، وَعَلِمَ كُفْرَهُمْ. وَيُذْكَرُ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ نَحْوُهُ.

وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ لاَ بَأْسَ بِذَبِيحَةِ الأَقْلَفِ.

Authentic No. 5508

While we were besieging the castle of Khaibar, Somebody threw a skin full of fat and I went ahead to take it, but on looking behind, I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) and I felt shy in his presence (and did not take it).

فَرَمَى إِنْسَانٌ بِجِرَابٍ فِيهِ شَحْمٌ، فَنَزَوْتُ لآخُذَهُ، فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْهُ‏.

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Mughaffal + 2 other versions

Chapter 23Chapter: Any domestic animal that runs away, should be treated like a wild animal

Chapter introduction

وَأَجَازَهُ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ مَا أَعْجَزَكَ مِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ مِمَّا فِي يَدَيْكَ فَهْوَ كَالصَّيْدِ، وَفِي بَعِيرٍ تَرَدَّى فِي بِئْرٍ مِنْ حَيْثُ قَدَرْتَ عَلَيْهِ فَذَكِّهِ، وَرَأَى ذَلِكَ عَلِيٌّ وَابْنُ عُمَرَ وَعَائِشَةُ.

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5509

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We are going to face the enemy tomorrow and we do not have knives." He said, "Hurry up (in killing the animal). If the killing tool causes blood to flow out, and if Allah's Name is mentioned, eat (of the slaughtered animal). But do not slaughter with a tooth or a…

اعْجَلْ أَوْ أَرِنْ مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ وَذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ فَكُلْ، لَيْسَ السِّنَّ وَالظُّفُرَ، وَسَأُحَدِّثُكَ، أَمَّا السِّنُّ فَعَظْمٌ، وَأَمَّا الظُّفُرُ فَمُدَى الْحَبَشَةِ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَأَصَبْنَا نَهْبَ إِبِلٍ…

Narrated by Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj + 27 other versions

Chapter 24Chapter: An-Nahr and Adh-Dhabh

Chapter introduction

وَقَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ لاَ ذَبْحَ وَلاَ مَنْحَرَ إِلاَّ فِي الْمَذْبَحِ وَالْمَنْحَرِ. قُلْتُ أَيَجْزِي مَا يُذْبَحُ أَنْ أَنْحَرَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ، ذَكَرَ اللَّهُ ذَبْحَ الْبَقَرَةِ، فَإِنْ ذَبَحْتَ شَيْئًا يُنْحَرُ جَازَ، وَالنَّحْرُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ، وَالذَّبْحُ قَطْعُ الأَوْدَاجِ. قُلْتُ فَيُخَلِّفُ الأَوْدَاجَ حَتَّى يَقْطَعَ النِّخَاعَ قَالَ لاَ إِخَالُ. وَأَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ نَهَى عَنِ النَّخْعِ يَقُولُ يَقْطَعُ مَا دُونَ الْعَظْمِ، ثُمَّ يَدَعُ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ. وَقَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَذْبَحُوا بَقَرَةً} وَقَالَ: {فَذَبَحُوهَا وَمَا كَادُوا يَفْعَلُونَ}.

وَقَالَ سَعِيدٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ الذَّكَاةُ فِي الْحَلْقِ وَاللَّبَّةِ.

وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَنَسٌ إِذَا قَطَعَ الرَّأْسَ فَلاَ بَأْسَ.

Chapter 25Chapter: Al-Muthla, Al-Masbura, and Mujaththama

Authentic No. 5515

While I was with Ibn `Umar, we passed by a group of young men who had tied a hen and started shooting at it. When they saw Ibn `Umar, they dispersed, leaving it. On that Ibn `Umar said, "Who has done this? The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the one who did so." Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the…

نَصَبُوا دَجَاجَةً يَرْمُونَهَا، فَلَمَّا رَأَوُا ابْنَ عُمَرَ تَفَرَّقُوا عَنْهَا، وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَعَنَ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Chapter 26Chapter: The meat of chickens

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 5518

We were in the company of Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari and there were friendly relations between us and this tribe of Jarm. Abu Musa was presented with a dish containing chicken. Among the people there was sitting a red-faced man who did not come near the food. Abu Musa said (to him), "Come on (and eat)…

حَمَلَكُمْ، إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لاَ أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلاَّ أَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ، وَتَحَلَّلْتُهَا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari + 22 other versions

Chapter 27Chapter: Horse flesh

Chapter 28Chapter: The meat of donkeys

Chapter introduction

فِيهِ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

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