Sunan Ibn Majah

Hadith 3178

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With What Animals May Be Slaughtered

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Darussalam · Volume 4

27. Chapters OnSlaughtering

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الحديث: 3178 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1061

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3178. It was narrated that Râfi' bin Khadij said: "We were with the Prophet ﷺ on a journey, and I said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, we are (sometimes) on military campaigns, and we have no knife with us.' He said: '(Use) whatever causes the blood to flow, mention the Name of Allâh and eat, but (do not use) teeth or nails, for the tooth is a bone and the nail is the knife of the Ethiopians.'" (Sahih)

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3178 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الطَّنَافِسِيُّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نَكُونُ فِي الْمَغَازِي، فَلَا يَكُونُ مَعَنَا مُدًى، فَقَالَ: «مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ، وَذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ، فَكُلْ غَيْرَ السِّنِّ، وَالظُّفْرِ، فَإِنَّ السِّنَّ عَظْمٌ، وَالظُّفْرَ، مُدَى الْحَبَشَةِ»

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Apart from slaughtering with an iron knife, slaughtering with a spear, sword, piece of a glass and the like is allowed. A broken piece of bone should not be used for slaughtering even if it is sharp. c. If a neck of any small animal is slaughtered by biting with teeth, it is not considered slaughtered lawfully since it is forbidden. d. Killing an animal with nails is not allowed.