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Sahih al-Bukhari 5509 (Book 72, Hadith 35) #5285
Slaughtering Animals with Respect

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taught the people how to slaughter animals for food and not to use teeth or nails as tools.

Narrated Rafi' bin Khadij: I said, "O Allah's Messenger ! We are going to face the enemy tomorrow and we do not have knives". He said, "Hurry up (in killing the animal). If the killing tool causes blood to flow out, and if Allah's Name is mentioned, eat (of the slaughtered animal). But do not slaughter with a tooth or a nail. I will tell you why: As for the tooth, it is a bone; and as for the nail, it is the knife of Ethiopians". Then we got some camels and sheep as war booty, and one of those camels ran away, whereupon a man shot it with an arrow and stopped it. Allah's Messenger said, "Of these camels there are some which are as wild as wild beasts, so if one of them (runs away and) makes you tired, treat it in this manner".
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا لاَقُو الْعَدُوِّ غَدًا، وَلَيْسَتْ مَعَنَا مُدًى فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اعْجَلْ أَوْ أَرِنْ مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ وَذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ فَكُلْ، لَيْسَ السِّنَّ وَالظُّفُرَ، وَسَأُحَدِّثُكَ، أَمَّا السِّنُّ فَعَظْمٌ، وَأَمَّا الظُّفُرُ فَمُدَى الْحَبَشَةِ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَأَصَبْنَا نَهْبَ إِبِلٍ وَغَنَمٍ فَنَدَّ مِنْهَا بَعِيرٌ، فَرَمَاهُ رَجُلٌ بِسَهْمٍ فَحَبَسَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ إِنَّ لِهَذِهِ الإِبِلِ أَوَابِدَ كَأَوَابِدِ الْوَحْشِ، فَإِذَا غَلَبَكُمْ مِنْهَا شَىْءٌ، فَافْعَلُوا بِهِ هَكَذَا

TOPICS
slaughter  *  animal  *  respect  *  knife  *  bone  *  ethiopians  *  camels

QUICK LESSONS:
Mention Allah's name while using a knife for slaugthering an animal

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the proper way of slaughtering animals for food. Allah's Messenger taught that one should not use teeth or nails as tools when slaughtering an animal. He also mentioned that if a knife is used and Allah's Name is mentioned while doing so, then it is permissible to eat from the slaughtered animal. Additionally, he gave instructions on how to treat camels which are wild like beasts if they run away during war booty. The main values in this hadith are respect for animals and following proper Islamic guidelines when it comes to eating meat. It teaches us that we should be mindful of our actions and take care of all living creatures with respect even if they are being used for food purposes.

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