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Sunan an-Nasai 4405 (Book 43, Hadith 45) #18938
Striving for Excellence

SUMMARY: Allah has decreed proficiency in all things, so one should strive to do their best in whatever they do.

It was narrated that Shaddad bin Aws said: "There are two things that I memorized from the Messenger of Allah, who said: 'Allah has decreed proficiency in all things, so when you kill, kill well, and when you slaughter, slaughter well. Let one of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughters'." (Sahih)
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَشْعَثِ، عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، قَالَ اثْنَتَانِ حَفِظْتُهُمَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الإِحْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَإِذَا قَتَلْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الْقِتْلَةَ وَإِذَا ذَبَحْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الذِّبْحَةَ وَلْيُحِدَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَفْرَتَهُ وَلْيُرِحْ ذَبِيحَتَهُ

TOPICS
proficiency  *  excellence  *  killing  *  slaughtering  *  istiasn  *  qatl  *  dhabh

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for excellence in whatever you do; Sharpen blades before killing/slaughtering; Show compassion towards animals while killing/slaughtering; Take care while performing any task.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about striving for excellence in all that we do. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us that Allah has decreed proficiency in all things, so when we are doing something like killing or slaughtering, we should make sure to do it well and with care. We should sharpen our blades and spare suffering to the animal being slaughtered. This hadith teaches us the importance of taking care and doing our best even when it comes to small tasks like killing or slaughtering animals. It also shows us how important it is to be compassionate towards animals and not cause them unnecessary pain or suffering.

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