صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الأضاحيThe Book of Sacrifices
باب بَيَانِ مَا كَانَ مِنَ النَّهْيِ عَنْ أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الأَضَاحِيِّ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ فِي أَوَّلِ الإِسْلاَمِ وَبَيَانِ نَسْخِهِ وَإِبَاحَتِهِ إِلَى مَتَى شَاءَ:Chapter: The prohibition of eating sacrificial meat for more than three days, which applied at the beginning of Islam but was then abrogated, and now it is permissible to eat it as long as one wants.
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزَّاهِرِيَّةِ ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ ، قَالَ : ذَبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ضَحِيَّتَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ثَوْبَانُ : " أَصْلِحْ لَحْمَ هَذِهِ " ، فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُطْعِمُهُ مِنْهَا حَتَّى قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ .
Thauban reported that Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) slaughtered his sacrificial animal and then said: Thauban, make his meat usable (for journey), and I continuously served him that until he arrived in Madinah.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊
This ruling is general: it is impermissible to kill even a disbeliever or a criminal by causing them torment.
However, there are some specific cases.
For example, crucifixion,
retaliatory execution (qisas), or stoning to death of a married adulterer.
But after killing, mutilating the corpse
(cutting off its limbs) is not permissible.
➋
When killing animals that are permissible to kill, one should aim carefully and strike the target.
It is forbidden to take pleasure in their writhing and convulsing by inflicting repeated minor injuries.
Similarly, for animals to be slaughtered, the knife should be well-sharpened,
and placed at the required spot.
The animal should be held properly,
or tied, so that the slaughtering is easy.
➊
This ruling is general: it is impermissible to kill even a disbeliever or a criminal by causing them torment.
However, there are some specific cases.
For example, crucifixion,
retaliatory execution (qisas), or stoning to death of a married adulterer.
But after killing, mutilating the corpse
(cutting off its limbs) is not permissible.
➋
When killing animals that are permissible to kill, one should aim carefully and strike the target.
It is forbidden to take pleasure in their writhing and convulsing by inflicting repeated minor injuries.
Similarly, for animals to be slaughtered, the knife should be well-sharpened,
and placed at the required spot.
The animal should be held properly,
or tied, so that the slaughtering is easy.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2814
