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Sahih Muslim 2118 (Book 37, Hadith 164) #12649
Cauterization of Animals

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad disapproved of cauterizing an animal's face and commanded that it be done on a part away from the face. He was the first to cauterize his own ass on the buttocks.

Ibn Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger saw an ass which had been cauterised on the face. He disapproved of it saying: By Allah, I do not cauterise (the animal) but on a part at a distance from the face, and commanded (for the cauterisation) of his ass and it was cauterised on the buttocks and he was the first to cauterise on the buttocks.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ أَنَّ نَاعِمًا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، مَوْلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ وَرَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حِمَارًا مَوْسُومَ الْوَجْهِ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ لاَ أَسِمُهُ إِلاَّ فِي أَقْصَى شَىْءٍ مِنَ الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏ فَأَمَرَ بِحِمَارٍ لَهُ فَكُوِيَ فِي جَاعِرَتَيْهِ فَهُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ كَوَى الْجَاعِرَتَيْنِ

TOPICS
animal  *  cauterization  *  buttocks  *  face  *  dhabyan  *  tahreef  *  khain  *  wajh

QUICK LESSONS:
Be kind to animals; Follow in Prophet Muhammed's footsteps; Perform medical procedures away from an animal’s face; Be guided by Allah’s wisdom and mercy

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how Prophet Muhammad saw an animal that had been cauterized on its face and he disapproved of it. He commanded that it should be done on a part away from the face instead, and demonstrated this by having his own ass cauterized on its buttocks. This teaches us to be kind to animals and not cause them unnecessary pain or suffering. We should also take care when we are performing any medical procedures so as not to cause harm or discomfort unnecessarily. Furthermore, this hadith shows us how important it is for us to follow in the footsteps of our beloved Prophet Muhammad in all aspects of life - even if it means going against what is commonly accepted at the time - as he was always guided by Allah's wisdom and mercy.

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