English translation
4423. It was narrated that Anas bin Mâlik told them that the Prophet ﷺ sacrificed two Amlah horned rams, putting his foot on their sides and slaughtering them, pronouncing the name of Allâh, and saying: Allâhu Akbar." (Sahih)
Hadith 4423
A Man Slaughtering His Sacrificial Animal With His Own Hand
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 5
The Book OfAd-Dahâyâ (Sacrifices)Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 4418 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 231
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4418 · Volume 9 · Page 490
Sahih
صحيح، انظر ما قبله (٤٤١٧)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4115 · Volume 3 · Page 922
Sahih
(صحيح): ق- انظر ما قبله.
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Arabic text
4418 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ، «أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ضَحَّى بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ يَطَؤُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا، وَيَذْبَحُهُمَا، وَيُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ»
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Commentary
Offering a sacrifice of an animal is a worship; it cannot be done vicariously. Hence, the sacrificial animal should be slaughtered by one's own hand by formulating the intention in one's own heart. The tasks following the slaughter, for instance, taking the skin off the animal, cutting the flesh, etc., are tasks which are advantageous to one's own self or the poor. They are not included in worship. Hence, these tasks could be carried out by anyone else also.