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موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Malik (Yahya)
كتاب الصيدBook: On the Explanation of Hunting
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِيمَنْ يُضْطَرُّ إِلَى أَكْلِ الْمَيْتَةِWhat is reported about one compelled to eat carrion
Hadith 1052
اُردوEn
وَحَدَّثَنِي، عَنْ مَالِك، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قُسَيْطٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " أَمَرَ أَنْ يُسْتَمْتَعَ بِجُلُودِ الْمَيْتَةِ إِذَا دُبِغَتْ "
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, who was the wife of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered: "To benefit from the skins of dead animals when they have been tanned."
عَنْ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا سُمِعَ فِي الرَّجُلِ يُضْطَرُّ إِلَى الْمَيْتَةِ، أَنَّهُ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا، حَتَّى يَشْبَعَ وَيَتَزَوَّدُ مِنْهَا، فَإِنْ وَجَدَ عَنْهَا غِنًى طَرَحَهَا. وَسُئِلَ مَالِكٌ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُضْطَرُّ إِلَى الْمَيْتَةِ أَيَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا؟ وَهُوَ يَجِدُ ثَمَرَ الْقَوْمِ، أَوْ زَرْعًا أَوْ غَنَمًا بِمَكَانِهِ ذَلِكَ؟
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: It is permissible for the one in necessity to eat the dead animal to his fill, and to take some of it as provision, but if he finds something lawful, he should throw away that provision.
قَالَ مَالِكٌ : إِنْ ظَنَّ أَنَّ أَهْلَ ذَلِكَ الثَّمَرِ أَوِ الزَّرْعِ أَوِ الْغَنَمِ يُصَدِّقُونَهُ بِضَرُورَتِهِ، حَتَّى لَا يُعَدُّ سَارِقًا فَتُقْطَعَ يَدُهُ، رَأَيْتُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ أَيِّ ذَلِكَ وَجَدَ مَا يَرُدُّ جُوعَهُ، وَلَا يَحْمِلُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، وَذَلِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الْمَيْتَةَ، وَإِنْ هُوَ خَشِيَ أَنْ لَا يُصَدِّقُوهُ، وَأَنْ يُعَدَّ سَارِقًا بِمَا أَصَابَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، فَإِنَّ أَكْلَ الْمَيْتَةِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ عِنْدِي، وَلَهُ فِي أَكْلِ الْمَيْتَةِ عَلَى هَذَا الْوَجْهِ سَعَةٌ، مَعَ أَنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَعْدُوَ عَادٍ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يُضْطَرَّ إِلَى الْمَيْتَةِ يُرِيدُ اسْتِجَازَةَ أَخْذِ أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ وَزُرُوعِهِمْ وَثِمَارِهِمْ بِذَلِكَ بِدُونِ اضْطِرَارٍ
Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked whether a person in dire need should eat carrion or eat the fruit from someone’s garden, or from a field, or take a goat. Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) replied: If the owner of the garden, field, or goat considers the person in need to be truthful, and does not have his hand cut off thinking him to be a thief, then eating these things is better than eating carrion. But if the person in need fears that the owner of these things will not consider him truthful, and will have his hand cut off thinking him to be a thief, then eating carrion is better. And if eating someone else’s property was better than eating carrion in every situation, then wicked people would use this excuse to consume others’ property.
قَالَ مَالِكٌ : وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ مَا سَمِعْتُ.
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: I like what I have heard.
