سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الصيد والذبائحThe Book of Hunting and Slaughtering
بَابُ : الأَرْنَبِChapter: Rabbits
Hadith 4318
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ ، وَدَاوُدَ , عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنِ ابْنِ صَفْوَانَ ، قَالَ : أَصَبْتُ أَرْنَبَيْنِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ مَا أُذَكِّيهِمَا بِهِ ، فَذَكَّيْتُهُمَا بِمَرْوَةٍ ، فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ , " فَأَمَرَنِي بِأَكْلِهِمَا " .
´It was narrated that Ibn Safwan said:` "I caught two rabbits but I could not find anything with which to slaughter then, so I slaughtered them with a sharp-edged stone. I asked the Prophet about that and he commanded me to eat them"
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The rabbit is a lawful (halal) animal.
And when a knife is not available, it is permissible to slaughter (dhabh) with a sharp-edged stone.
The rabbit is a lawful (halal) animal.
And when a knife is not available, it is permissible to slaughter (dhabh) with a sharp-edged stone.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2822
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The rabbit is a lawful (halal) animal.
➋ Hunting a lawful (halal) animal found in the wild is permissible.
➌ Even a small gift should be given and accepted.
➍ It is not necessary for the tool used for slaughtering to be made of iron.
➎ If there is doubt regarding even a common issue, one should ask about it.
➏ When a scholar is asked about an issue, he should explain it, no matter how well-known the issue is; he should not say, “Do you not even know this?”
➐ “Marwah” is a type of white stone, a piece of which is used as a knife or blade. Ibn Athir (rahimahullah) states: In the hadith, by this is meant any stone in general (of any type), not specifically a white stone. (Al-Nihayah, entry: mara)
➊ The rabbit is a lawful (halal) animal.
➋ Hunting a lawful (halal) animal found in the wild is permissible.
➌ Even a small gift should be given and accepted.
➍ It is not necessary for the tool used for slaughtering to be made of iron.
➎ If there is doubt regarding even a common issue, one should ask about it.
➏ When a scholar is asked about an issue, he should explain it, no matter how well-known the issue is; he should not say, “Do you not even know this?”
➐ “Marwah” is a type of white stone, a piece of which is used as a knife or blade. Ibn Athir (rahimahullah) states: In the hadith, by this is meant any stone in general (of any type), not specifically a white stone. (Al-Nihayah, entry: mara)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3244
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
The purpose of slaughtering is to let the blood flow; whatever instrument is used to make the blood flow is permissible, provided that it is sharp-edged and the slaughter is done in one swift motion. Pressure should not be applied to the throat; rather, it should be cut swiftly so that the slaughtered animal experiences the least possible pain.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4404
