Blood that flows at the time of slaughter is unanimously forbidden. Apart from this, all organs and parts of a permissible animal are permissible. However, according to the Hanafis, Deobandis and Barelvis, seven parts of a permissible animal are forbidden.
◈ Ibn Abidin Hanafi writes:
المكروه تحريما من الشاة سيع : الفرض، والخصية، الخدة والدم المسفوح، المرارة، والمثانة، والمذاكبر۔
”In (the animals) شاة (goats, rams, sheep and fat-tailed rams), these seven things are makruh tahrimi: the female private part (the place of urination), the testicles, the glands, the blood that flows at slaughter, the gall bladder, the bladder and the male reproductive organ.“
◈ Jinab Rashid Ahmad Gangohi Deobandi says:
”Seven things of a permissible animal are prohibited to eat: the male organ, the female private part, the bladder, the glands, the forbidden marrow that is in the vertebra of the spine, the testicle, and the gall, i.e. the bile which is the container of bitter water in the liver.“
◈ Jinab Ahmad Yar Khan Naeemi Barelvi writes:
”Some organs of a permissible animal are forbidden, such as blood, gall, the female private part, the testicle, etc.“
◈ Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi has also said the same.
Now, a brief research review of their evidences is presented:
Evidence No. ➊
Sayyidina Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrates:
كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يكره من الشاة سبعا : المرارة، المثانة، والحياء، والذكر، والأنثيين، والغدة، والدم۔
”The Messenger of Allah ﷺ disliked seven parts of a goat (and the like): ① the gall ② the bladder ③ the back private part ④ the front private part ⑤ the testicles ⑥ the glands ⑦ the blood (flowing at the time of slaughter).“
Commentary:
Its chain is fabricated (mawdu’) because:
➊ The identification and authentication of Yaqub bin Ishaq, the teacher of Imam al-Tabarani, is required.
➋ Its central narrator, Yahya bin Abdul Hamid al-Himmani, is “da’if” (weak) according to the majority of muhaddithun.
◈ Hafiz Ibn al-Mulaqqin, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
ضعفه الجمهور۔ ”It has been declared weak by the majority of muhaddithun.“
➌ Abdur Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam is also, according to the majority, a “da’if” and “matruk” narrator. Regarding him:
◈ Hafiz Haythami, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
والأكثر على تضعيفه ”Most muhaddithun declare him weak.“
Evidence No. ➋
Mujahid bin Jabr, a Tabi’i, says:
كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يكره من الشاة سبعا : الدم، الحياء، والأنثيين، والغدة، والذكر، والمثانة، والمراراة۔
”The Messenger of Allah ﷺ disliked seven organs from a goat (and the like): ① blood (flowing at the time of slaughter) ② the private part ③ the testicles ④ the glands ⑤ the front private part ⑥ the bladder ⑦ the gall.“
Commentary:
This narration is “da’if” and baseless for several reasons:
➊ It is “da’if” because it is “mursal”. Mujahid, the Tabi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, is narrating directly from the Prophet ﷺ.
➋ Its narrator Wasil bin Abi Jamil is “da’if”.
Regarding him, Imam Yahya bin Ma’in, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
لاشيء ”This is nothing in hadith.“
➌ Imam al-Daraqutni, may Allah have mercy on him, says: ضعيف
Also, Imam Ibn Shahin, may Allah have mercy on him,
and Hafiz Ibn al-Jawzi, may Allah have mercy on him, have also mentioned him among the weak narrators.
Apart from Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, in al-Thiqat
, no one has declared him trustworthy, so he is “da’if”.
◈ Hafiz Ibn al-Qattan, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
واصل لم تثبت عدالته۔
”The reliability (adalah) of Wasil is not established.“
◈ Mujahid also narrates this report through Sayyidina Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, as a connected (mawsul) narration.
However, this narration is also fabricated (mawdu’), because its narrator Amr bin Musa al-Wajhi is, by the unanimous agreement of the imams of hadith, “da’if”, “munkar al-hadith” and “matruk al-hadith”.
◈ Imam al-Bayhaqi, may Allah have mercy on him, declares this narrator “da’if” and writes:
ولا يصح وصله۔ ”The connection of this hadith is not correct.“
This was the entire capital of some people, the outcome of which the honourable readers have seen.
↰ It is established that in a permissible animal, nothing is forbidden except دم مسفوح (the blood flowing at the time of slaughter). The statement of those who call seven parts forbidden is false, worthless, corrupt and invalid, because there is no evidence for their prohibition.
Benefit: As far as the tripe is concerned, eating it is also permissible, but according to the Hanafis and Barelvis it is also disliked:
➊ Jinab Abdul Hayy Lucknawi Hanafi says:
”Eating tripe is disliked.“
➋ Jinab Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi says:
”Eating tripe is disliked.“
↰ Some people have declared 22 things in a permissible animal disliked or forbidden.
Regarding the kidney, Jinab Rashid Ahmad Gangohi Deobandi says:
”In some (Hanafi fiqh) narrations the dislike of the kidney is written, and they act on the dislike of tanzih.“
↰ We say: what is the evidence for the tripe and the kidney being disliked?
◈ Jinab Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi writes:
”Our Imam al-A’zam Abu Hanifa Nu’man bin Thabit, may Allah have mercy on him, who died in 180 AH, said: blood is forbidden by the command of the Quran, and I consider the rest disliked.“
This is mere hearsay floating in the air. Prove this statement from Imam Abu Hanifa with a sahih chain, otherwise accept that it is a clear lie upon the Imam. It is not beyond reason that such statements come from people who are empty-handed of evidence.
In summary:
Apart from the blood flowing at the time of slaughter in a permissible animal, none of its organs is forbidden or disliked.
