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موطا امام مالك رواية ابن القاسم
Muwatta Malik (Qasim)
Issues of Eid and Sacrifice
Knife Is Not Essential for Slaughter
Hadith 344
اُردوEn
265- مالك عن نافع عن رجل من الأنصار عن معاذ بن سعد أو عن سعد بن معاذ أن جارية لكعب بن مالك كانت ترعى غنما لها بسلع، فأصيبت شاة منها فذكتها بحجر، فسئل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن ذلك، فقال: ”لا بأس بها، فكلوها.“
It is narrated from Mu'adh bin Sa'd or Sa'd bin Mu'adh that a slave girl of Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was grazing goats at (the place of) Sala', then one of the goats was afflicted by calamity (injured or sick), so she reached there and slaughtered it with a stone. Then she asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm in it, so eat it."
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Explanation & Benefits
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.
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
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The correspondence between the chapter and the ahadith is evident.
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.
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
