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Sahih al-Bukhari 2304 (Book 40, Hadith 5) #2208
Slaughtering Animals with Stones

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a slave-girl who slaughtered a sheep with a stone and the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed it.

Narrated Ibn Ka'b bin Malik from his father: We had some sheep which used to graze at Sala'. One of our slave-girls saw a sheep dying and she broke a stone and slaughtered the sheep with it. My father said to the people, "Don't eat it till I ask the Prophet about it (or till I send somebody to ask the Prophet)". So, he asked or sent somebody to ask the Prophet, and the Prophet permitted him to eat it'.Ubaidullah (a sub-narrator) said, "I admire that girl, for though she was a slave-girl, she dared to slaughter the sheep ".
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، سَمِعَ الْمُعْتَمِرَ، أَنْبَأَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ غَنَمٌ تَرْعَى بِسَلْعٍ، فَأَبْصَرَتْ جَارِيَةٌ لَنَا بِشَاةٍ مِنْ غَنَمِنَا مَوْتًا، فَكَسَرَتْ حَجَرًا فَذَبَحَتْهَا بِهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ لاَ تَأْكُلُوا حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ، أَوْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ مَنْ يَسْأَلُهُ‏.‏ وَأَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ عَنْ ذَاكَ، أَوْ أَرْسَلَ، فَأَمَرَهُ بِأَكْلِهَا‏.‏ قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ فَيُعْجِبُنِي أَنَّهَا أَمَةٌ، وَأَنَّهَا ذَبَحَتْ‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ عَبْدَةُ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ‏.‏

TOPICS
slaughter  *  sheep  *  stone  *  permission  *  qasaaa  *  himaar  *  yutahhiruhu

QUICK LESSONS:
Take initiative in difficult situations , Seek guidance from Allah ﷻ through His Messengerﷺ before taking any action or making any decisions .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a slave-girl who was brave enough to slaughter a sheep with a stone when it was dying. Her master, Ibn Ka'b bin Malik, asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ if they could eat the meat of this sheep and he gave them permission to do so. This hadith teaches us that we should be brave in difficult situations and not be afraid to take initiative even if we are not in charge or have authority over something. It also teaches us that we should always seek guidance from Allah ﷻ through His Messenger ﷺ before taking any action or making any decisions, no matter how small they may seem. Lastly, it shows us that even though slavery was practiced during those times, slaves were still respected and their opinions were valued by their masters.

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