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Muwatta Malik 1047

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 1047

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ مِنْ بَنِي حَارِثَةَ كَانَ يَرْعَى لِقْحَةً لَهُ بِأُحُدٍ فَأَصَابَهَا الْمَوْتُ فَذَكَّاهَا بِشِظَاظٍ فَسُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ لَيْسَ بِهَا بَأْسٌ فَكُلُوهَا ‏"

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that a man from the Ansar of the tribe of Banu Haritha was herding a pregnant she-camel at Uhud. It was about to die, so he slaughtered it with a sharp stake. The Messenger of Allah was asked about that, and he said, "There is no harm in it, eat it."

Reported by Malik (No. 1047).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُهُ فَأَصَابَ الْمَوْتُ يُرِيدُ أَنَّهُ أَصَابَهَا مِنْ الْمَرَضِ مَا تَيَقَّنَ أَنَّ الْمَوْتَ مُتَّصِلٌ بِهِ فَذَكَّاهَا بشظاظ وَهِيَ فِلْقَةُ عُودٍ وَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مُحَدَّدًا عَلَى صِفَةِ سِنَانِ الرُّمْحِ أَوْ السِّكِّينِ الَّذِي يُمْكِنُ الطَّعْنُ بِمِثْلِهِ فَيَفْرِي بِحِدَّتِهِ وَفِي الذَّكَاةِ أَرْبَعَةُ أَبْوَابٍ : أَحَدُهَا فِي صِفَةِ الْمُذَكِّي وَالثَّانِي فِي صِفَةِ مَا يُذَكَّى بِهِ وَالثَّالِثُ فِي صِفَةِ الذَّكَاةِ وَالرَّابِعُ فِي بَيَانِ مَحَلِّ الذَّكَاةِ. ( فَأَمَّا الْبَابُ الْأَوَّلُ ) فِي صِفَةِ الْمُذَكِّي فَسَيَرِدُ بَعْدَ هَذَا مُسْتَوْعَبًا فِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عَيَّاشٍ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ. ( الْبَابُ الثَّانِي فِي صِفَةِ مَا يُذَكَّى بِهِ ) أَمَّ…

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