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Sahih al-Bukhari 5501 (Book 72, Hadith 27) #5277
Permission to Eat Slaughtered Sheep

SUMMARY: A slave girl slaughtered a sheep for food, and the Prophet (ﷺ) gave permission to eat it.

Narrated Ka'b: that a slave girl of theirs used to shepherd some sheep at Si'a (a mountain near Medina). On seeing one of her sheep dying, she broke a stone and slaughtered it. Ka'b said to his family, "Do not eat (of it) till I go to the Prophet and ask him, or, till I send someone to ask him". So he went to the Prophet or sent someone to him The Prophet permitted (them) to eat it.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، يُخْبِرُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ جَارِيَةً لَهُمْ كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا بِسَلْعٍ، فَأَبْصَرَتْ بِشَاةٍ مِنْ غَنَمِهَا مَوْتًا، فَكَسَرَتْ حَجَرًا فَذَبَحَتْهَا، فَقَالَ لأَهْلِهِ لاَ تَأْكُلُوا حَتَّى آتِيَ النَّبِيَّ فَأَسْأَلَهُ، أَوْ حَتَّى أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ يَسْأَلُهُ‏.‏ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ أَوْ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ بِأَكْلِهَا‏.‏

TOPICS
slaughter  *  sheep  *  permission  *  food  *  dhabaha  *  himaar  *  ijazah  *  tayyibah

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek guidance from Allah and His Messenger ﷺ before taking any action; Ask those around you for help when you are unsure about something; Understand Islamic law correctly; Do what is right according to Islam .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a slave girl who found one of her sheep dying and decided to slaughter it for food. She was unsure if this was allowed, so she asked Ka'b, who then went to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ or sent someone else in his place. The Prophet ﷺ gave permission for them to eat the slaughtered sheep. This hadith teaches us that we should always seek guidance from Allah and His Messenger ﷺ before doing something that may be questionable in terms of Islamic law. It also shows us that even though we may not have access to all the resources available, we can still ask those around us for help in understanding what is right or wrong according to Islam.

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