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Permissibility Of Eating The Flesh Of Chickens

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Darussalam · Volume 5

42. The Book Of HuntingAnd Slaughtering

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الحديث: 4346 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 206

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4351. It was narrated from Zahdam that some chicken was brought to Abû Mûsâ and a man moved away from the people. He said: "What is the matter with you?" He said: "I saw it eating something that I consider filthy, and I swore I would not eat it." Abû Mûsâ said: "Come and eat, for I saw the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ eating it." And he told him to offer expiation for his vow (Kafârat Al-Yamîn). (Sahih)

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4346 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ زَهْدَمٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى أُتِيَ بِدَجَاجَةٍ فَتَنَحَّى رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ، فَقَالَ: «مَا شَأْنُكَ؟»، قَالَ: إِنِّي رَأَيْتُهَا تَأْكُلُ شَيْئًا قَذِرْتُهُ فَحَلَفْتُ أَنْ لَا آكُلَهُ، فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى: «ادْنُ فَكُلْ، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُهُ»، وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ

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'I saw it': It does not mean that particular chicken which was brought roasted. It rather signifies chickens in general. The purpose of Abû Mûsâ was to stress that it was not something new or unusual. Chickens may eat some or the other kind of filth. Nevertheless, 'I have witnessed the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ partaking the chicken.' We learn from this, that a small quantity of filth in such case makes no difference. If an animal, however, eats filth to the extent that the color, smell, or the taste of its filth appears on its flesh or milk, then it is Harâm to eat its flesh or drink its milk. If it is less than this, there is no harm at all.