If You Slaughter Then Slaughter Well
Darussalam · Volume 4
27. Chapters OnSlaughteringSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3170 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1058
Source no. 3170 · Volume 7 · Page 170
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٢٢٣١) ، الروض النضير (٣٥٥) ، صحيح أبي داود (٢٥٠٦)
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3170. It was narrated from Shaddād bin Aws that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Allāh has prescribed Al-Ihsân (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 suffering to the animal he slaughters." (Sahih)
3170 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَشْعَثِ، عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَتَبَ الْإِحْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، فَإِذَا قَتَلْتُمْ، فَأَحْسِنُوا الْقِتْلَةَ، وَإِذَا ذَبَحْتُمْ، فَأَحْسِنُوا الذَّبْحَ، وَلْيُحِدَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَفْرَتَهُ، وَلْيُرِحْ ذَبِيحَتَهُ»
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While killing or slaughtering, sympathy should be observed. Killing in a good way means killing in one stroke, if it is not possible, then the best way that takes the life easily. The best way for implementing the capital punishment for the one who deserves it is killing him by the sword. Slaughtering by the good way means the animal should not be hurt before its actual slaughter, or a blunt knife should not be used in this procedure.