Chapters on Slaughtering

Book 27 of 38 · Sunan Ibn Majah

38 hadith Hadith 2896–2933 Sunni
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Chapters on Slaughtering

Sunan Ibn Majah

38 hadith Hadith 2896–2933 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 840–887 CE period by Ibn Majah.

Chapters on Slaughtering is book 27 of 38 in Sunan Ibn Majah, containing 38 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Qazvin, Iran. The narrators in this book are associated with 19 distinct geographic locations.

Baghdad Damascus Hims Medina Rome al-Ray Basra Kufa Makkah Wasit Hamadan Alexandria Cairo Yemen Bulkh al-Raqqa Musaysa Sana Basri

Narrators in This Book

This book features 121 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, Abu Hurairah, Hisham bin 'Ammar bin Nasayr هشام بن عمار بن نصير, Abdullah bin Wahb عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي, Bashr bin Adam al-Dareer بشر بن آدم الضرير.

Hadith in This Book 38 hadith

1 2896
“I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘On behalf of a boy, two sheep of equal age and on behalf of a girl one sheep.’”
2 2897
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to sacrifice two sheep for a boy’s ‘Aqiqah and one sheep for a girl.”
3 2898
“For a boy there should be an ‘Aqiqah, so shed blood for him and remove the harm from him.”
4 2899
“Every boy is mortgaged by his ‘Aqiqah, so slaughter for him on the seventh day, and shave his head, and name him.”
5 2900
“Offer an ‘Aqiqah for the boy, but do not smear his head with blood.”
6 2901
“A man called the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we used to sacrifice the ‘Atirah during the Ignorance days in Rajab,; what do you command us to do?’ He…
7 2902
“There is no Far’ah and no ‘Atirah.”
8 2903
“There is no Far’ah and no ‘Atirah.”
9 2904
“Allah has prescribed Al-Ihsan (proficiency) in all things. So if you kill, then kill well, and if you slaughter, then slaughter well. Let one of you sharpen his blade and spare…
10 2905
“The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a man who was dragging a sheep by its ear. He said: ‘Leave its ear alone and hold it by the sides of its neck.’”
11 2906
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that the blade should be sharpened, and hidden from the animals, and he said: ‘When one of you slaughters, let him do it quickly.’” Another…
12 2907
“And certainly, the Shayatin (devils) do inspire their friends (from mankind).” He said: “They used to say: ‘Whatever the Name of Allah has been mentioned over, do not eat it,…
13 2908
“O Messenger of Allah, some people bring us meat, and we do not know whether the Name of Allah has been mentioned over it or not.” He said: “Say: Bismillah and eat.’ They were new…
14 2909
“I slaughtered two rabbits with a sharp-edges stone and brought them to the Prophet (ﷺ), and he told me to eat them.”
15 2910
It was narrated from Zaid bin Thabit that a wolf bit a sheep, and they slaughtered it with a sharp-edged stone, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) allowed them to eat it.
16 2911
“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we hunt game but we cannot find anything but the sharp edge of a stone or stick (with which to slaughter it).’ He said: ‘Cause the blood to flow…
17 2912
“We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey, and I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we are (sometimes) on military campaigns, and we have no knife with us.’ He said: ‘(Use) whatever…
18 2913
“Step aside and I will show you how.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) put his hand between the skin and the flesh, and thrust his arm in until it disappeared up to the armpit, and…
19 2914
“Avoid those that are lactating.” (i.e. those from which milk is received).
20 2915
“Let us go out to Waqifi.” He said: “So we went out in the moonlight until we came to the garden and he (the owner of the garden) said: ‘Welcome.’ Then he took up the knife and…
21 2916
It was narrated from a son of Ka’b bin Malik, from his father, that a woman slaughtered a sheep with a stone, and that was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but he did not…
22 2917
“We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey, and a camel ran away. A man shot an arrow at it and the Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘It has the inclination to run away like a wild animal. If…
23 2918
“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, should slaughtering only be done in the throat or upper chest?’ He said: ‘If you stab it in the thigh that will suffice you.’”
24 2919
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade mutilating animals.”
25 2920
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade tying up animals.”
26 2921
‘Do not take anything with a soul as a target.”
27 2922
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade killing any animal when it is tied up (for use as a target).”
28 2923
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the meat and milk of Al-Jallalah.”*
29 2924
“We slaughtered a horse and ate its meat during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).”
30 2925
“At the time of Khaibar we ate horses and wild donkeys.”
31 2926
“I asked ‘Abdullah bin Abu Awfa about the flesh of domesticated donkeys and he said: ‘We were starving on the Day of Khaibar, when we were with the Prophet (ﷺ). The people had…
32 2927
It was narrated from Miqdam bin Ma’dikarib Al-Kindi that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade several things, until he mentioned (the meat of) domesticated donkeys.
33 2928
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to throw away the meat of domesticated donkeys, raw or cooked, then he did not say anything to us about it after that.”
34 2929
“We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the campaign of Khaibar, and in the evening the people lit their fires. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘What are you cooking?’ They said:…
35 2930
“Allah and His Messenger forbid you to eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys, for it is filthy.”
36 2931
“We used to eat the meat of horses.” I said: “And mules?” He said: “No.”
37 2932
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the flesh of horses, mules and donkeys.”
38 2933
“We asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the fetus. He said: ‘Eat it if you wish, for it is considered legally slaughtered with the slaughtering of its mother.’”