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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب المناسك
The Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wal-Hajj)
باب كَيْفَ تُنْحَرُ الْبُدْنُ
Chapter: How Could A Camel Be Sacrificed.
Sunan Abu Dawud 1767 — How Could A Camel Be Sacrificed
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، وَأَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَابِطٍ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابَهُ " كَانُوا يَنْحَرُونَ الْبَدَنَةَ مَعْقُولَةَ الْيُسْرَى قَائِمَةً عَلَى مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ قَوَائِمِهَا " .
Abd al Rahman bin Thabit said: The Prophet ﷺ and his companions used to sacrifice the camel with its left leg tied and it remained standing on the rest of his legs.
Brief Explanation
1؎: The word "nahr" is used because camels are slaughtered by striking them on the chest.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1767. Commentary:
➊ If a knife is drawn across the throat of an animal to slaughter it, this is technically called "dhabh" (ذبح). If it is drawn at the "labah" (the soft area near the collarbone below the throat), this is called "nahr" (نحر). It is preferable to perform nahr for a camel and dhabh for a goat. For a cow, both terms have been used, but generally, it is considered as dhabh, as has been mentioned previously in ahadith 1750 and 1751.
➋ In this, the method of performing nahr on a camel has been described. One should try to perform nahr on a camel according to this method.
➊ If a knife is drawn across the throat of an animal to slaughter it, this is technically called "dhabh" (ذبح). If it is drawn at the "labah" (the soft area near the collarbone below the throat), this is called "nahr" (نحر). It is preferable to perform nahr for a camel and dhabh for a goat. For a cow, both terms have been used, but generally, it is considered as dhabh, as has been mentioned previously in ahadith 1750 and 1751.
➋ In this, the method of performing nahr on a camel has been described. One should try to perform nahr on a camel according to this method.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1767
