Narrator:Zayd ibn Thābit
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حَاضِرَ بْنَ الْمُهَاجِرِ الْبَاهِلِيَّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، أَنَّ ذِئْبًا، نَيَّبَ فِي شَاةٍ فَذَبَحُوهَا بِمَرْوَةٍ
فَرَخَّصَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي أَكْلِهَا .
It was narrated from Zaid bin Thabit that:
a wolf attacked a sheep so they slaughtered it with a Marwah, and the Prophet allowed it to be eaten.
Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4407).
Scholars’ grades
The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 4407 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
Good (hasan)Hasan |
The hadith |
No. 4407 |
| Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 4407 |
Other versions
Also reported by… (2)
- السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4370)فَرَخَّصَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي أَكْلِهَا
- المستدرك على الصحيحين (7159)فَرَخَّصَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآَلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَكْلِهَا
On the same subject
Authentic
Sunan Ibn Majah 3176
فَرَخَّصَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي أَكْلِهَا .
Narrated by Zayd ibn Thābit
Authentic
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4400
فَرَخَّصَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي أَكْلِهَا .
Narrated by Zayd ibn Thābit
Differing grades of the chain
Sunan Abu Dawud 3816
هَلْ عِنْدَكَ غِنًى يُغْنِيكَ " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَكُلُوهَا " . قَالَ فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ " هَلاَّ كُنْتَ نَحَرْتَهَا " . قَالَ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْكَ .
Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah
Not graded
Musnad Ahmad 19885
Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah + 1 other version Arabic only
Not graded
Musnad Ahmad 19908
Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah Arabic only
Not graded
Musnad Ahmad 19998
Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah Arabic only