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Sunan Ibn Majah 3186

Chapter: Prohibition of tying up animals (and killing them) and mutilation

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3186

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

عَنْ صَبْرِ الْبَهَائِمِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade tying up animals.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3186).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( عَنْ صَبْر الْبَهَائِم ) وَهُوَ أَنْ تُمْسَك وَتُجْعَل هَدَفًا يُرْمَى إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَمُوت فَفِيهِ تَعْذِيب لَهَا وَتَصِير مَيْتَة لَا يَحِلّ أَكْلهَا وَيَخْرُج جِلْدهَا عَنْ الِانْتِفَاع.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3186
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3186
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 3186
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3186

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