Sunan Ibn Majah, 3141
sahih· DarussalamChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abdullah bin DinarfromZuhayr bin Mua'wiya bin HudayjfromMuhammad bin Muslim bin TadrasfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah
Hadith text · Matn
لاَ تَذْبَحُوا إِلاَّ مُسِنَّةً إِلاَّ أَنْ يَعْسُرَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَذْبَحُوا جَذَعَةً مِنَ الضَّأْنِ
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English translation
It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
‘Do not slaughter anything but a Musinnah,* unless there is none available, in which case you can slaughter a Jadha’a among sheep.”
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنْبَأَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 26, Hadith 22
- English Reference
- Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3141