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Sahih al-Bukhari 3075 (Book 56, Hadith 280) #2940
Slaughtering Animals for Food

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) teaching people how to slaughter animals for food, and that it must be done with an instrument that causes the animal to bleed profusely and Allah's Name must be mentioned.

Narrated Abaya bin Rifaa: My grandfather, Rafi' said, "We were in the company of the Prophet at Dhulhulaifa, and the people suffered from hunger. We got some camels and sheep (as booty) and the Prophet was still behind the people. They hurried and put the cooking pots on the fire. (When he came) he ordered that the cooking pots should be upset and then he distributed the booty (amongst the people) regarding ten sheep as equal to one camel then a camel fled and the people chased it till they got tired, as they had a few horses (for chasing it). So a man threw an arrow at it and caused it to stop (with Allah's Permission). On that the Prophet said, 'Some of these animals behave like wild beasts, so, if any animal flee from you, deal with it in the same way". My grandfather asked (the Prophet ), "We hope (or are afraid) that we may meet the enemy tomorrow and we have no knives. Can we slaughter our animals with canes?" Allah's Messenger replied, "If the instrument used for killing causes the animal to bleed profusely and if Allah's Name is mentioned on killing it, then eat its meat (ie it is lawful) but won't use a tooth or a nail and I am telling you the reason: A tooth is a bone (and slaughtering with a bone is forbidden ), and a nail is the slaughtering instrument of the Ethiopians".
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، رَافِعٍ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ، فَأَصَابَ النَّاسَ جُوعٌ وَأَصَبْنَا إِبِلاً وَغَنَمًا، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ فِي أُخْرَيَاتِ النَّاسِ، فَعَجِلُوا فَنَصَبُوا الْقُدُورَ، فَأَمَرَ بِالْقُدُورِ فَأُكْفِئَتْ، ثُمَّ قَسَمَ فَعَدَلَ عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْغَنَمِ بِبَعِيرٍ، فَنَدَّ مِنْهَا بَعِيرٌ، وَفِي الْقَوْمِ خَيْلٌ يَسِيرٌ فَطَلَبُوهُ فَأَعْيَاهُمْ، فَأَهْوَى إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ بِسَهْمٍ، فَحَبَسَهُ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَذِهِ الْبَهَائِمُ لَهَا أَوَابِدُ كَأَوَابِدِ الْوَحْشِ، فَمَا نَدَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاصْنَعُوا بِهِ هَكَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ جَدِّي إِنَّا نَرْجُو ـ أَوْ نَخَافُ ـ أَنْ نَلْقَى الْعَدُوَّ غَدًا وَلَيْسَ مَعَنَا مُدًى، أَفَنَذْبَحُ بِالْقَصَبِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ وَذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ فَكُلْ، لَيْسَ السِّنَّ وَالظُّفُرَ، وَسَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، أَمَّا السِّنُّ فَعَظْمٌ، وَأَمَّا الظُّفُرُ فَمُدَى الْحَبَشَةِ

TOPICS
slaughtering  *  animals  *  food  *  instrument  *  profusely  *  qatala  *  hayawan  *  tayyibah  *  alat  *  aldammah

QUICK LESSONS:
Use an instrument which causes bleeding when slaugthering animals; Mention Allah’s name when slaugthering animals; Show kindness & mercy towards all creatures; Follow compassionate killing methods .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad teaching people how to slaughter animals for food in a humane way. He taught them that they should use an instrument such as a knife or sword which will cause the animal to bleed profusely, and they should also mention Allah's Name when doing so. This was done in order to ensure that the animal does not suffer unnecessarily during its death, and also as a reminder of Allah's mercy towards all creatures. The Prophet also warned against using teeth or nails as instruments of slaughter, since these can cause unnecessary pain and suffering for the animal. This hadith teaches us important lessons about being kind and merciful towards all creatures, even those we are going to eat. We should always remember that Allah has given us permission to eat certain animals but we must do so in a way which shows respect for their lives by causing them minimal pain during their death.

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