Chapters on Slaughtering

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Chapter 7: Prohibition of slaughtering lactating animals

AbuHurairah narrated that Abu Bakr bin Abu Quhafah narrated that theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him and to ‘Umar

“Let us go outtoWaqifi.” He said: “So we went out in the moonlight until wecame tothe garden and he (the owner of the garden) said: ‘Welcome.’Then hetook up the knife and went among the sheep (to choose one forslaughter), and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Avoid thosethatare lactating.’”

Chapter 8: An animal slaughtered by a woman

It wasnarrated from a son of Ka’b bin Malik, from his father, that awoman slaughtered a sheep with a stone, and that was mentioned to theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), but he did not see anything wrong withthat.

Chapter 9: Killing runaway animals

It wasnarrated that Rafi’ bin Khadij said

“We were with the Prophet(ﷺ) on a journey, and a camel ran away. A man shot an arrow at itand the Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘It has the inclination to run awaylike awild animal. If this happens to any of you, do likewise.’”

It wasnarrated from Abu ‘Ushara’ that his father said

“I said: ‘OMessenger of Allah, should slaughtering only be done in the throat orupper chest?’ He said: ‘If you stab it in the thigh that willsufficeyou.’”

Chapter 10: Prohibition of tying up animals (and killing them) and mutilation

It wasnarrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) forbade mutilating animals.”

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)forbade tying up animals.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

‘Do not take anything with a soul as a target.”

Jabirbin ‘Abdullah said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbadekillingany animal when it is tied up (for use as a target).”

Chapter 11: The prohibition of the meat of Jallalah

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade the meat and milk of Al-Jallalah.”*

Chapter 12: Horse meat

It wasnarrated that Asm’a bint Abu Bakr said

“We slaughtered ahorseand ate its meat during the time of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ).”

It wasnarrated from Abu Zubair that he heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullahsay

“Atthe time of Khaibar we ate horses and wild donkeys.”

Chapter 13: The flesh of domesticated donkeys

It wasnarrated that Abu Ishaq Shaibani said

“I asked ‘Abdullah binAbuAwfa about the flesh of domesticated donkeys and he said: ‘We werestarving on the Day of Khaibar, when we were with the Prophet (ﷺ).The people had gotten some donkeys as spoils of war on the way outfrom Al-Madinah, so we slaughtered them and our cooking pots wereboiling when the caller of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cried out,telling us to overturn out pots and not to eat anything of the fleshof donkeys. So we overturned them.’ I said to ‘Abdullah bin AbuAwfa:‘Was it made unlawful?’ He said: ‘We think that theMessenger of Allah(ﷺ) forbade it altogether because it eatsexcrement.’”

It wasnarrated from Miqdam bin Ma’dikarib Al-Kindi that theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) forbade several things, until he mentioned(the meat of)domesticated donkeys.

It wasnarrated that Bara’ bin ‘Azib said

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) commanded us to throw away the meat of domesticated donkeys,rawor cooked, then he did not say anything to us about it afterthat.”

It wasnarrated that Salamah bin Akwa’ said

“We went out with theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the campaign of Khaibar, and in theevening the people lit their fires. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Whatareyou cooking?’ They said: ‘The meat of domesticated donkeys.’He said:‘Throw out what is in them (the pots) and break them.’ Aman said: ‘Orcan we throw out what is in them and wash them?’The Prophet (ﷺ)said: ‘Or (do) that.’”

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the caller of the Prophet(ﷺ)cried out

“Allah and His Messenger forbid you to eat the fleshofdomesticated donkeys, for it is filthy.”

Chapter 14: The meat of mules

It wasnarrated that ‘Ata’ narrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said

“Weused to eat the meat of horses.” I said: “And mules?” He said:“No.”

It wasnarrated that Khalid bin Walid said

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)forbade the flesh of horses, mules and donkeys.”

Chapter 15: The fetus is considered legally slaughtered with the legal slaughtering of its mother

It wasnarrated that Abu Sa’eed said

“We asked the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) about the fetus. He said: ‘Eat it if you wish, for it isconsidered legally slaughtered with the slaughtering of its mother.’”