سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأطعمةFoods (Kitab Al-Atimah)
باب فِي الْمُضْطَرِّ إِلَى الْمَيْتَةِChapter: Regarding one who is compelled by necessity to eat dead meat.
Hadith 3816
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا نَزَلَ الْحَرَّةَ وَمَعَهُ أَهْلُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : إِنَّ نَاقَةً لِي ضَلَّتْ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهَا فَأَمْسِكْهَا ، فَوَجَدَهَا فَلَمْ يَجِدْ صَاحِبَهَا ، فَمَرِضَتْ ، فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ : انْحَرْهَا ، فَأَبَى ، فَنَفَقَتْ ، فَقَالَتْ : اسْلُخْهَا حَتَّى نُقَدِّدَ شَحْمَهَا وَلَحْمَهَا وَنَأْكُلَهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَتَاهُ ، فَسَأَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ : " هَلْ عِنْدَكَ غِنًى يُغْنِيكَ ؟ ، قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : فَكُلُوهَا ، قَالَ : فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ ، فَقَالَ : هَلَّا كُنْتَ نَحَرْتَهَا ، قَالَ : اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْكَ " .
Narrated Jabir ibn Samurah: A man alighted at Harrah with his wife and children. A man said (to him): My she-camel has strayed; if you find it, detain it. He found it, but did not find its owner, and it fell ill. His wife said: Slaughter it. But he refused and it died. She said: Skin it so that we may dry its fat and flesh and then eat them. He said: Let me ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So he came to him (the Prophet) and asked him. He said: Have you sufficient for your needs? He replied: No. He then said: Then eat it. Then its owner came and he told him the story. He said: Why did you not slaughter it? He replied: I was ashamed (or afraid) of you.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊
When a person is utterly compelled
and finds nothing to eat, then it becomes permissible for him to eat carrion (dead meat).
➋
This was natural and legislated modesty (haya) that even in a state of extreme necessity, this person was not willing to consume the wealth of others.
And this is a part of faith (iman).
➌
This person was such a steadfast, genuine, law-abiding believer and an obedient follower of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) that even in this state of helplessness, he sought permission from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
And even in this condition, he did not accept the humiliation of begging from people.
➊
When a person is utterly compelled
and finds nothing to eat, then it becomes permissible for him to eat carrion (dead meat).
➋
This was natural and legislated modesty (haya) that even in a state of extreme necessity, this person was not willing to consume the wealth of others.
And this is a part of faith (iman).
➌
This person was such a steadfast, genuine, law-abiding believer and an obedient follower of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) that even in this state of helplessness, he sought permission from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
And even in this condition, he did not accept the humiliation of begging from people.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3816
