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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الصيد و الذبائح
Book of Hunting and Slaughtering
بَابُ الرِّفْقِ بِالذَبِيحَةِ وَالْإِجْهَازِ عَلَيْهَا ، وَحَدٌ السُّفْرَةِ وَتَرْكِ ذَاتِ الدَّرُ وَالنَّسل
Chapter on Kindness to the Slaughtered Animal, Dispatching It Quickly, the Limit of the Knife, and Avoiding Slaughtering Pregnant or Nursing Animals
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 7603 — on Kindness to the Slaughtered Animal
عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ بِحَدِّ الشِّفَارِ وَأَنْ تُوَارَى عَنِ الْبَهَائِمِ وَإِذَا ذَبَحَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُجْهِزْ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the knife be sharpened and kept hidden from the animals, and also said that when any of you slaughters an animal, he should do so quickly.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … What is meant by hastening the slaughter is that the animal should not be slaughtered in such a manner that it is subjected to unnecessary suffering. For example, keeping the animal lying down for a long time, or moving the knife very slowly while cutting the throat. The experts in slaughtering understand this issue well.
