The Book of ad-Dahaya (Sacrifices)

كتاب الضحايا

Chapter 18: Permissibility Of Slaughtering With Marwah (Grantie)

It was narrated from Zaid bin Thabit that

a wolf bit a sheep so he slaughtered it with Marwah, and the Prophet allowed him to eat it.

Chapter 19: Permissibility Of Slaughtering With A Stick

It was narrated that 'Adiyy bin Hatim said

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I release my dog and I catch the game, but I cannot find anything to slaughter it with, so I slaughter it with a Marwah or a stick,; He said: 'Shed the blood with whatever you wish, and say the name of Allah."'

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said

"A man form among the Ansar had a she-camel which used to graze in front of Uhud. Something happened to it, and he slaughtered it with a stake,"- (Ayyub, one of the narrators, said) I said to Zaid:' A stake of wood or of iron?" He said "No of wood."- "Then he went to the Prophet and asked him, and he told him to eat it." (Sahih )

Chapter 20: Prohibition Of Slaughtering With Nails

It was narrated from Rafi bin Khadij that the Messenger of Allah said

"If the blood is shed and the name of Allah is mentioned, then eat, unless (it is slaughtered) with teeth or nails."

Chapter 21: Slaughtering With The Teeth

It was narrated that Rafi bin Khadij said

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah we are going to meet the enemy tomorrow and we do not have any knives.' The Messenger of Allah said: "If the blood is shed and the name of Allah is mentioned, then eat, unless (it is slaughtered (with teeth or nails, and I will tell you about that. As for teeth, they are bones, and as for nails, they are the knives of the Ethiopians."' (Sahih )

Chapter 22: The Command To Sharpen The Blade

It was narrated that Shaddad bin Aws said

"There are two things that I memorized from the Messenger of Allah, who said: 'Allah has decreed proficiency in all things, so when you kill, kill well, and when you slaughter, slaughter well. Let one of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.'" (Sahih)

Chapter 23: Concession Alowing The Process of Nahr for What Is Normally Slaughtered By Dhabh And Dhabh for what is normally slaughtered as Nahr

It was narrated that Asma bint Abi Bakr said

"We slaughtered (Naharna) a horse during the time of the Messenger of Allah and ate it". (Sahih )

Chapter 24: Slaughtering That Which Has Been Bitten By A Beast Of Prey

It was narrated from Zaid bin Thabit that

a wolf attacked a sheep so they slaughtered it with a Marwah, and the Prophet allowed it to be eaten.

Chapter 25: Mention Of An Animal That Fell Into A Well And Its Throat Cannot Be Reached

It was narrated from Abu Ushara' that his father said

"I said: "O Messenger of Allah, is slaughtering only in the throat or upper chest?" He said: 'If you stab it in the thigh, that will suffice,"'(Daif)

Chapter 26: An Animal That Runs Away And No One Can Catch It

It was narrated that Rafi said

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we are going to meet the enemy tomorrow, and we do not have any knives.' He said: 'If the blood is shed and the name of Allah is mentioned, then eat, unlike (it is slaughtered) with teeth or nails." Then the Messenger of Allah got some spoils of war and a camel ran away. A man shot and arrow at it and stopped it. He (the Prophet) said; 'Some of these animals - or 'these camels'- 'are untamed like wild animals, so if one of them goes out of your control, do the same."' (Sahih )

It was narrated that Rafi bin Khadij said

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we are going to meet the enemy tomorrow, and we do not have any knives.' He said: If the blood is shed and the name of Allah is mentioned, then eat, unlike (it is slaughtered) with teeth or nails and I will tell you about that. As for teeth, they are bones, and as for nails, they are the knives of the Ethiopians,; We acquired some spoils of war including sheep or camels, and a camel ran away, so a man shot an arrow at it an stopped it. The Messenger of Allah said: 'some of these animals' or 'these camels'- 'are untamed like wild animals, so if one of them goes out of your control, do the same." (Sahih )

It was narrated that Shaddad bin Aws said

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has decreed proficiency in all things, so when you kill, kill well, and when you slaughter, slaughter well. Let one of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughters" (Sahih)

Chapter 27: Slaughtering Well

It was narrated that Shaddad bin Aws said

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has decreed proficiency in all things, so when you kill, kill well, and when you slaughter, slaughter well. Let one of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.'"

It was narrated that Shadad bin Aws said

"I heard two things from the Messenger of Allah He said 'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, ahs decreed proficiency in all things, so when you kill, kill well, and when you slaughter, slaughter well. Let one of you sharpen his blade and spear suffering to the animal he slaughter."" (Sahih )

It was narrated that Shaddad bin Aws said

"Two things that I memorized form the Messenger of Allah; 'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has decreed proficiency in all things, so when you kill, kill well, and when you slaughter, slaughter well. Let one of you sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he slaughter,"" (Sahih )

Chapter 28: A Man Placing His Foot On The Side Of The Sacrificial Animal

Anas said

"The Messenger of Allah sacrificed two horned, Amlah rams, saying: 'Allah Akbar and pronouncing the Name of Allah. I saw him slaughtering them with his own hand, and placing his foot on their sides." I said: You heard it from Him? He said: Yes. (Sahih )

Chapter 29: Saying The Name Of Allah, The Might And Sublime, Over The Sacrificial Animal

Anas bin Malik said

"The Messenger of Allah used to sacrifice two pronounce the name of Allah and say: 'Allah Akabar,' and I saw him slaughtering them with his own hand, and placing his foot on their sides "(Sahih )

Chapter 30: The Takbir (Saying: Allahu Akbar) Over It

It was narrated that Anas said

"I saw him: - meaning the Prophet - "slaughtering them with his own hand, and placing his foot on their sides, pronouncing the name of Allah and saying: 'Allah Akbar,' (sacrificing) two horned, Amlah rams." (Sahih )

Chapter 31: A Man Slaughtering His Sacrificial Animal With His Own Hand

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik told them that

the Prophet sacrificed two Amlah horned rams, putting his foot on their sides and slaughtering them pronouncing the name of Allah, and saying: Allahu Akbar."" (Sahih )

Chapter 32: Someone Else Slaughtering A Man's sacrificial Animal

It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that

the Messenger of Allah slaughtered some of his sacrificial animals with his won hand, and someone else slaughtered some of them. (Sahih )