Food, Drink & Dietary Laws

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Jabir reported the Prophet as saying, “The slaughter of the embryo is included when its mother is slaughtered.” Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it, and Tirmidhi transmitted it on the authority of Abu Sa‘id.

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri told th at they said, “Messenger of God, we cut the throat of a she-camel and slaughter a cow and a sheep and find an embryo in its womb. Shall we throw it away or eat it?”...

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

‘Abdallah b. ‘Amr b. al-‘As reported God’s messenger as saying, “If anyone kills a sparrow or anything greater wrongfully God will question him about killing it.” On being asked what was the right way he replied, “To cut its throat...

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Abu Waqid al-Laithi told that when the Prophet came to Medina the people used to cut off camels' humps and cut the fat tails of sheep, so he said, “Whatever is cut off an animal when it is alive is...

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

‘Ata’ b. Yasar was told by a man of the B. Haritha that when he was pasturing a pregnant she-camel in one of the ravines of Uhud he saw that it was about to die, and as he could find...

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Jabir reported God’s messenger as saying, “There is no creature in the sea which God has not slaughtered for the sons of Adam.”* *A way of saying that fish are lawful food although they are not slaughtered. Daraqutni transmitted it.

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Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s messenger as saying, "If anyone acquires a dog, except a sheepdog or one trained for hunting, two qirats will be deducted from his good deeds daily." (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, "If anyone gets a dog, except a sheepdog or a hunting dog or a farm dog, a qirat of his reward will be deducted daily." (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

God’s messenger ordered us to kill dogs, and we were even killing a dog which a woman brought with her from the desert. Afterwards God’s messenger forbade us to kill dogs, saying, "Confine yourselves to the type which is pure...

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Ibn ‘Umar said the Prophet ordered dogs to be killed, except hunting dogs or sheepdogs or dogs used for looking after animals. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Abdallah b. Mughaffal reported the Prophet as saying, "Were dogs not a species of creature I should command that they all be killed; but kill every pure black one." Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it. Tirmidhi and Nasa'i added, "No...

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Ibn ‘Abbas told that God's messenger forbade inciting animals to fight with one another. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, "Eating any fanged beast of prey is prohibited." Muslim transmitted it.

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Ibn Abbas said God’s messenger prohibited every beast of prey with a fang and every bird with a talon. Muslim transmitted it.

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Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Abu Tha'laba said God's messenger prohibited the flesh of domestic asses. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Jabir said that on the day of Khaibar God’s messenger forbade the flesh of domestic asses, but permitted horseflesh. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

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Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Abu Qatada told that he saw a wild ass and killed it. The Prophet asked whether they had any of its flesh and when he replied that they had a leg he took it and ate it. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

We started a hare at Marr az-Zahran1 and when I caught it and brought it to Abu Talha he cut its throat and sent its haunch and two hindlegs to God’s messenger, and he accepted it. 1. A wadi near...

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Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s messenger as saying, "I neither eat nor prohibit the eating of lizards." (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Mishkat al-Masabih

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Ibn Abbas said he was told by Khalid b. al-Walid that he went with God’s messenger to visit Maimuna who was both his and Ibn 'Abbas's maternal aunt and found that she had a roasted lizard. She offered the lizard...