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Sahih Muslim 1955a

Two are the things which I remember the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) having said: Verily Allah has enjoined goodness to everything; so when you kill, kill in a good way and when…

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَشْعَثِ، عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ

قَالَ ثِنْتَانِ حَفِظْتُهُمَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ الإِحْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَإِذَا قَتَلْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الْقِتْلَةَ وَإِذَا ذَبَحْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الذَّبْحَ وَلْيُحِدَّ أَحَدُكُمْ شَفْرَتَهُ فَلْيُرِحْ ذَبِيحَتَهُ»

Two are the things which I remember the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) having said: Verily Allah has enjoined goodness to everything; so when you kill, kill in a good way and when you slaughter, slaughter in a good way. So every one of you should sharpen his knife, and let the slaughtered animal die comfortably.

হারমালাহ ইবনু ইয়াহইয়া (রহঃ) ..... 'আবদুল্লাহ ইবনু উমার (রাযিঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত একদা জুমুআর দিন উমর ইবনুল খাত্ত্বাব (রাযিঃ) জনগণের উদ্দেশে খুতবাহ দিচ্ছিলেন। এমতাবস্থায় রসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম এর সাহাবীগণের মধ্যকার জনৈক ব্যক্তি প্রবেশ করলে উমর (রাযিঃ) তাকে ডেকে বলেন, এটা কোন সময়?

তিনি বলেন, আমি আজ খুব ব্যস্ত ছিলাম এবং বাড়ীতে যাওয়ার অবসর পাইনি। এমতাবস্থায় আযান শুনতে পেলাম। তাই আমি ওযুর অতিরিক্ত কিছুই করতে পারিনি। উমর (রাযিঃ) বলেন, শুধু ওযুও চলে, তবে তুমি জান যে, রসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম গোসল করার নির্দেশ দিতেন। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ১৮২৫, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

حضرت عبداللہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ سے روایت ہے کہ حضرت عمر بن خطاب رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ جمعے کے دن لوگوں کوخطاب فرمارہےتھے ( کہ اسی اثناء میں ) رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے صحابہ رضوان اللہ عنھم اجمعین میں سے ایک شخص داخل ہوا ، حضرت عمر رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ نے انھیں آوازدی : ( آنےکی ) یہ کون سی گھڑی ہے؟انھوں نے کہا : میں آج مصروف ہوگیا ،

گھر لوٹتے ہیں میں نے اذان سنی اور صرف وضو کیا ( اورحاضر ہوگیاہوں ) حضرت عمر رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ نے کہا : اور وہ بھی ( صرف ) وضو؟حالانکہ آپ کو معلوم ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم غسل کرنے کاحکم دیتے تھے ۔

Dan telah menceritakan kepadaku [Harmalah bin Yahya] telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Ibnu Wahb] telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Yunus] dari [Ibnu Syihab] telah menceritakan kepadaku [Salim bin Abdullah] dari [bapaknya] bahwa; Ketika [Umar bin Al Khaththab] sedang berkhuthbah pada hari jum'at dihadapan jama'ah, masuklah seorang laki-laki dari sahabat Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, lalu Umar pun memanggilnya seraya bertanya, "Sudah jam berapakah ini?"

Laki-laki itu menjawab, "Aku sangat sibuk hari ini. Aku tidak sempat pulang, sehingga ketika kedengaran adzan, tidak ada yang dapat aku lakukan kecuali berwudlu." Umar berkata, "Engkau hanya berwudlu?. Bukankah Engkau tahu bahwa Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam juga memerintahkan untuk mandi?

Bana Harmeletü'bnü Yahya rivayet etti. Dediki: Bize İbni Vehb rivayet etti. Dediki: Bana Yûnus İbni Şihâb'dan naklen haber verdi. Demişki: Bana Salim b. Abdillâh, babasından naklen rivayet ettiki, Ömeru'bnü'l-Hattâb bir cuma günü cemaata hutbe okurken Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'in ashabından biri (mescide) girmiş. Ömer ona : — Bu saat hangi saatdir diye nida etmiş.

Gelen zât: — Ben, bu gün çalıştım, evime dönemeden ezanı işittim de abdest almakdan fazla bir şey yapamadım; cevâbını vermiş. Ömer: — Abdestle yetinmen de öyle! Bilirsin ki Resûlullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) yıkanmayı emrederdi., demiş

Sahih Muslim 1955a, Book 34, The Book of Hunting, Slaughter, and what may be Eaten, Hadith 84. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that Allah Almighty prescribed ihsān (kindness/excellence) upon us in everything. Ihsān: It is constantly being heedful of Allah in worshipping Him, doing good, and abstaining from harming other created beings. An aspect of this is ihsān in killing and slaughtering. Ihsān in killing, for legal retribution, is to choose the easiest method which causes the least suffering to the one being killed and the quickest in taking his life. Ihsān in slaughtering animals is to show kindness toward the animal by sharpening the blade and not sharpening it while the animal is looking on, and not slaughtering an animal while another animal is looking.

What it teaches

  • The Hadīth shows Allah's mercy and kindness toward His creation.
  • Ihsān in killing and slaughtering is to do it in the manner prescribed by the Shariah.
  • The Shariah is perfect and comprises all forms of goodness, one of which is mercy and kindness toward animals.
  • It is prohibited to mutilate a person after killing him.
  • Anything that causes suffering to animals is prohibited.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Abu Bakr ibn Abi ShaybahTold us, Fourth generation, died 235 AH
  3. 3Ismail ibn UlayyahTold us, Third generation, died 193 AH
  4. 4Khalid al-HadhdhaFrom, Successor, died 141 AH
  5. 5Abu Qilabah al-JarmiFrom, Successor, died 104 AH
  6. 6Shrahyl ibn Aadah, Abu al-AshathFrom, Successor
  7. 7Shaddad ibn AwsFrom, Companion, died 54 AH

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