Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 29.0

The Prohibition Of Striking Or Branding Animals On The Face

باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ ضَرْبِ الْحَيَوَانِ، فِي وَجْهِهِ وَوَسْمِهِ فِيهِ ‏.‏

4 hadiths

Sahih Muslim, 2116 asahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybafrom'Ali bin Ms'hrfromIbn JurayjfromMuhammad bin Muslim bin TadrasfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الضَّرْبِ فِي الْوَجْهِ وَعَنِ الْوَسْمِ فِي الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏

English translation

Jabir reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade (the animals to be beaten) on the face or cauterisation on the face.

Sahih Muslim, 2116 bsahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by Harun bin 'Abdullah al-HamalfromHajjaj bin Muhammad al-Musaysifrom'Abd bin Hameed bin NasrfromMuhammad bin Bakr bin 'Uthman al-BarsanifromIbn JurayjfromMuhammad bin Muslim bin TadrasfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

وَحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، ‏.‏ كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ، بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ ‏.‏

English translation

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Jabir b. 'Abdullah through another chain of transmitters.

Sahih Muslim, 2117sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Salmah bin Shbybfromal-Hasan bin Muhammad bin A'ynfromMa'ql bin 'UbaidullahfromMuhammad bin Muslim bin TadrasfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي وَسَمَهُ ‏

‏ ‏.‏

English translation

Jabir reported that there happened to pass before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) an ass the face of which had been cauterised, whereupon he said:

Allah has cursed one who has cauterised it (on the face).

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْقِلٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ حِمَارٌ قَدْ وُسِمَ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ ‏

Sahih Muslim, 2118sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Ahmed bin 'Isa bin Hassan - al-Tastarifrom'Abdullah bin Wahbfrom'Amr bin al-Harith bin Ya'qubfromYazid bin Abi Habibfromibn Abbas

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ أَنَّ نَاعِمًا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، مَوْلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ وَرَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِمَارًا مَوْسُومَ الْوَجْهِ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ لاَ أَسِمُهُ إِلاَّ فِي أَقْصَى شَىْءٍ مِنَ الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏ فَأَمَرَ بِحِمَارٍ لَهُ فَكُوِيَ فِي جَاعِرَتَيْهِ فَهُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ كَوَى الْجَاعِرَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

English translation

Ibn Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw an ass which had been cauterised on the face. He disapproved of it saying:

By Allah, I do not cauterise (the animal) but on a part at a distance from the face, and commanded (for the cauterisation) of his ass and it was cauterised on the buttocks and he was the first to cauterise on the buttocks.