English translation
4408. It was narrated from Rāfi' bin Khadīj that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "If the blood is shed and the name of Allāh is mentioned, then eat, unless (it is slaughtered) with teeth or nails." (Sahīh)
Hadith 4408
Prohibition Of Slaughtering With Nails
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Darussalam · Volume 5
The Book OfAd-Dahâyâ (Sacrifices)Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 4403 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 226
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4403 · Volume 9 · Page 475
Sahih
صحيح، وسيأتي بأتم ص (٢٢٨) // (٤١٠٦) //، ابن ماجة (٣١٧٨)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4101 · Volume 3 · Page 919
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٣١٧٨: ق، وسيأتي بأتم ص ٢٢٨ [٤١٠٦].
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Arabic text
4403 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ، وَذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ فَكُلْ، إِلَّا بِسِنٍّ أَوْ ظُفُرٍ»
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Commentary
Teeth and nails are not meant for slaughtering, rather they serve other objectives. Hence, slaughtering by means of teeth or nails is a beastly act, as Allāh's Messenger ﷺ mentioned in the following report, that nails are the knife of the Abyssinians or the Ethiopians.