Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 19.0

The animal slaughtered by a lady

باب ذَبِيحَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ وَالأَمَةِ

2 hadiths

Sahih al-Bukhari, 5504sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Sadqah bin al-Fadlfrom'Abdah bin Sulaiman al-Klabifrom'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin HafsfromNafie'

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنٍ لِكَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، ذَبَحَتْ شَاةً بِحَجَرٍ، فَسُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَأَمَرَ بِأَكْلِهَا‏.‏ وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُخْبِرُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ جَارِيَةً لِكَعْبٍ بِهَذَا‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Ka`b bin Malik:

A lady slaughtered a sheep with a stone and then the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about it and he permitted it to be eaten.

Sahih al-Bukhari, 5505sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

3 transmitters

Narrated by Isma'il bin 'Abdullah bin 'AbdullahfromImam MaalikfromNafie'

Hadith text · Matn

‏ كُلُوهَا ‏

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English translation

Narrated Mu`adh bin Sa`d or Sa`d bin Mu`adh:

A slave girl belonging to Ka`b used to graze some sheep at Sl'a (mountain). Once one of her sheep was dying. She reached it (before it died) and slaughtered it with a stone. The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked, and he said, "Eat it."

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ـ أَوْ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ ـ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ جَارِيَةً لِكَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ كَانَتْ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا بِسَلْعٍ، فَأُصِيبَتْ شَاةٌ مِنْهَا، فَأَدْرَكَتْهَا فَذَبَحَتْهَا بِحَجَرٍ، فَسُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏