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Sunan Ibn Majah 3243 (Book 28, Hadith 44) #32597
Catching and Slaughtering a Rabbit

SUMMARY: A rabbit was caught and slaughtered, and its rump and thigh were sent to the Prophet ﷺ who accepted it.

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: We passed by Marr Az-Zahran and startled a rabbit. They chased it but got tired, so I chased it and caught it. I brought it to Abu Talhah who slaughtered it and sent its rump and thigh to the Prophet , who accepted it.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ مَرَرْنَا بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ فَأَنْفَجْنَا أَرْنَبًا فَسَعَوْا عَلَيْهَا فَلَغَبُوا فَسَعَيْتُ حَتَّى أَدْرَكْتُهَا فَأَتَيْتُ بِهَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ فَذَبَحَهَا فَبَعَثَ بِعَجُزِهَا وَوَرِكِهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ ـ فَقَبِلَهَا

TOPICS
rabbit  *  slaughtering  *  acceptance  *  ardhabah  *  aldhabh  *  qabool

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous in giving gifts , Treat animals humanely , Accept whatever is given with gratitude .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Anas bin Malik who passed by Marr Az-Zahran with some companions. They startled a rabbit, so they chased it but got tired. Anas then chased it and caught it. He brought the rabbit to Abu Talhah who slaughtered it, then sent its rump and thigh to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who accepted them as gifts. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous in giving gifts, even if they are small things like a rabbit's rump or thigh. It also teaches us that we should accept whatever is given to us with gratitude, as the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ did when he received the gift of the rabbit's meat from his companion Abu Talhah. We can also learn from this hadith that animals should be treated humanely even if they are being hunted for food or other purposes; in this case, Anas was gentle enough not to hurt or kill the animal while catching it before handing over to Abu Talhah for slaughtering according to Islamic laws of hunting animals for food consumption.

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