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السنن المأثورة
Sunan al-Shafi'i
باب في أكل لحوم الخيل والبغال والحمير
Chapter. On eating the meat of horses, mules, and donkeys.
باب في أكل لحوم الخيل والبغال والحمير
Chapter. On eating the meat of horses, mules, and donkeys.
Sunan al-Shafi'i 577 — On eating the meat of horses, mules
وَأَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلابَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَشْعَثِ ، عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَتَبَ الإِحْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ، فَإِذَا قَتَلْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الْقِتْلَةَ ، وَإِذَا ذَبَحْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الذَّبْحَ وَلْيُحِدَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَفْرَتَهُ وَلْيُرِحْ ذَبِيحَتَهُ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah has prescribed excellence (ihsan) in everything. So when you kill (in retribution or legal punishment), kill in the best manner, and when you slaughter an animal, slaughter it in the best manner. A person should sharpen his knife and give comfort to the animal being slaughtered."
