Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3216
What is cut from an animal when it is still alive
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " مَا قُطِعَ مِنَ الْبَهِيمَةِ وَهِيَ حَيَّةٌ فَمَا قُطِعَ مِنْهَا فَهُوَ مَيْتَةٌ "
Translation
It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said
“Whateveriscut from an animal hen it is still alive, what is cut from it isMaitah (dead meat).”