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معجم صغير للطبراني
Mu'jam al-Saghir
كتاب الذبائحBook of Slaughtered Animals
Description of slaughtering a pregnant animal
Hadith 469
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُونَ بْنُ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي ذُؤَيْبٍ الْعَكَّاوِيُّ ، بِمَدِينَةِ عَكَّا ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ النَّحْوِيُّ ، عَنْ فِرَاسِ بْنِ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوْفِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "ذَكَاةُ الْجَنِينِ ذَكَاةُ أُمِّهِ "، لَمْ يَرْوِهِ عَنْ فِرَاسٍ ، إِلا شَيْبَانُ . تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ سُهَيْلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is sufficient to slaughter the mother of the fetus in the womb, instead of slaughtering the fetus itself."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
A child, as long as it remains in the mother's womb, is called a "janin" (fetus).
2:
That is, when an animal is slaughtered and then a (dead) offspring is found in its womb, there is no need to slaughter that offspring,
because the offspring is considered a part of the mother animal's body,
therefore, it will not be slaughtered.
However, if it comes out alive, then it will only be lawful (halal) after being slaughtered.
Note:
(On the basis of corroborating and supporting narrations, this hadith is authentic,
otherwise, its narrator "Mujalid" is weak,
see:
Al-Irwa, no. 2539)
1:
A child, as long as it remains in the mother's womb, is called a "janin" (fetus).
2:
That is, when an animal is slaughtered and then a (dead) offspring is found in its womb, there is no need to slaughter that offspring,
because the offspring is considered a part of the mother animal's body,
therefore, it will not be slaughtered.
However, if it comes out alive, then it will only be lawful (halal) after being slaughtered.
Note:
(On the basis of corroborating and supporting narrations, this hadith is authentic,
otherwise, its narrator "Mujalid" is weak,
see:
Al-Irwa, no. 2539)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1476
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
The life and death of a child before birth are dependent upon the life and death of the mother; therefore, to slaughter the mother is, in effect, to slaughter the child.
➋
Some scholars have interpreted this to mean that the child should also be slaughtered in the same manner as its mother. However, the heart is not satisfied with this opinion, because if the child is born alive, there can be no doubt that it must be slaughtered.
Doubt only arises in the case where the child also dies as a result of the mother being slaughtered.
It was regarding this situation that the question was asked, and the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) permitted its consumption.
And Allah knows best.
➊
The life and death of a child before birth are dependent upon the life and death of the mother; therefore, to slaughter the mother is, in effect, to slaughter the child.
➋
Some scholars have interpreted this to mean that the child should also be slaughtered in the same manner as its mother. However, the heart is not satisfied with this opinion, because if the child is born alive, there can be no doubt that it must be slaughtered.
Doubt only arises in the case where the child also dies as a result of the mother being slaughtered.
It was regarding this situation that the question was asked, and the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) permitted its consumption.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3199
