Hadith 5505

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَوْ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ أَخْبَرَهُ ، " أَنَّ جَارِيَةً لِكَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا بِسَلْعٍ فَأُصِيبَتْ شَاةٌ مِنْهَا ، فَأَدْرَكَتْهَا فَذَبَحَتْهَا بِحَجَرٍ فَسُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : كُلُوهَا " .
Narrated Mu`adh bin Sa`d or Sa`d bin Mu`adh: A slave girl belonging to Ka`b used to graze some sheep at Sl'a (mountain). Once one of her sheep was dying. She reached it (before it died) and slaughtered it with a stone. The Prophet was asked, and he said, "Eat it."
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب الذبائح والصيد / 5505
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The correspondence between the chapter and the ahadith is evident.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5505
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
When a woman is able to perform slaughter (dhabh) properly, then her slaughtered animal is permissible. Similarly, if a child knows how to slaughter properly, then his slaughter is also valid.

In one hadith, it is mentioned that a woman slaughtered a goat without the owner's permission, so the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"I will not eat it, but its meat may be given to the prisoners."
(Musnad Ahmad: 294/5)

If a woman's slaughter was not permissible, then why would the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) order it to be given to the prisoners?

From this, it is also understood that a woman—whether free or a slave, old or young, Muslim or from the People of the Book, pure or impure—in every condition, her slaughter is permissible.

According to some scholars, a woman's slaughter is disliked (makruh).
However, there is no authentic evidence for it being disliked.
(Fath al-Bari: 783/9)
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5505
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij al-Hadith: [وأخرجه البخاري 5505، من حديث مالك به رجل من الأنصار صحابي، ذكره ابن مندة وغيره فى الصحابة كما فى إرشاد القاري للقسطلاني 8/279، وقال ابن العجمي : ”وهو عبدالله بن كعب بن مالك“ التوضيح لمبهمات الجامع الصحيح، مخطوط مصور ص322، والحمدلله]
Jurisprudential Points:
➊ If a woman, mentioning the name of Allah, slaughters a lawful animal or bird, then her slaughtered animal is lawful (halal); this is the position of the majority. See [التمهيد 128/16]
➋ It is not necessary to have a knife for slaughter; rather, whatever causes blood to flow, the slaughtered animal is lawful.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi‘ ibn Khadij radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: «ما أنهر الدّم وذكر اسم الله فكلوه ما لم يكن سنّ ولا ظفر۔» Whatever causes blood to flow and the name of Allah is mentioned over it, then eat it, provided it is not a tooth or a nail. [صحيح بخاري : 5543]
From this hadith, it is understood that if one fires a gun, etc., while reciting Bismillah, then the hunted animal is lawful, provided that its blood has flowed.
➌ If someone has something in trust (amanah), then due to benefit and with the general permission of the owner, but even without specific permission at the time of need, he may make use of it.
➍ If someone has something in trust (amanah) and it is lost by itself without his negligence, then there is no liability (compensation) upon him for it.
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik (Narration of Ibn al-Qasim): Commentary by Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 265