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English translation
(6). 3069. ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Abbās said: “Some people came to the Prophet ﷺ and they said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh! Why is it that we can eat what we kill but we can not eat what Allāh has killed?’ So Allāh revealed: So eat of that on which Allāh’s Name has been mentioned if you are indeed believers in His Āyāt...” up to his saying: ...And if you obey them, then you would indeed be idolaters.”[3] (Hasan)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb. This Hadīth has also been reported from Ibn 'Abbās through other routes. Some of them reported it from 'Aṭā' bin As-Sā'ib, from Sa'eed bin Jubair from the Prophet ﷺ in Mursal form.
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Footnotes
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[1] Al-Mā'idah 5:67.
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[2] An-Naml 27:65.
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[3] Al-An'ām 6:121.
Commentary
Life is a sacred thing, regardless of it being a human life or an animal life; had Allāh not granted us the permission we would have no authority to take the life of any animal. Therefore it is necessary that when we take the life of an animal, it must be only with the Name of Allāh. If we proclaim Allāh's Name along with the name of other than Him, or we slaughter an animal in the name of other than Allāh, it will be a violation of the sacredness of the animal's life, as well as a violation of the sacredness of the Creator of life.
