Hadith on Slaughtering

It was narrated that Umm Kurz said: “I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘On behalf of a boy, two sheep of equal age and on behalf of a girl one sheep.’” ..

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to sacrifice two sheep for a boy’s ‘Aqiqah and one sheep for a girl.” ..

It was narrated from Salman bin ‘Amir that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: “For a boy there should be an ‘Aqiqah, so shed blood for him and remove the harm from him.” ..

It was narrated from Samurah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Every boy is mortgaged by his ‘Aqiqah, so slaughter for him on the seventh day, and shave his head, and name him.” ..

Yazid bin ‘Abdul-Muzani narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Offer an ‘Aqiqah for the boy, but do not smear his head with blood.” ..

It was narrated that Nubaishah said: “A man called the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we used to sacrifice the ‘Atirah during the Ignorance days in Rajab,; what do you command us to do?’ He said: “Sacrifice to Allah..

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “There is no Far’ah and no ‘Atirah.” ..

It was narrated from Muhammad bin Abu (‘Umar) ‘Adani that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “There is no Far’ah and no ‘Atirah.” ..

It was narrated from Shaddad bin Aws that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Allah has prescribed Al-Ihsan (proficiency) in all things. So if you kill, then kill well, and if you slaughter, then slaughter well. Let one of you sharpen his blade and..

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a man who was dragging a sheep by its ear. He said: ‘Leave its ear alone and hold it by the sides of its neck.’” ..

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that the blade should be sharpened, and hidden from the animals, and he said: ‘When one of you slaughters, let him do it quickly.’” ..

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas: “And certainly, the Shayatin (devils) do inspire their friends (from mankind).” [6:121] He said: “They used to say: ‘Whatever the Name of Allah has been mentioned over, do not eat it, and whatever the Name of Allah..

It was narrated from ‘Aishah, the Mother of the Believers, that some people said: “O Messenger of Allah, some people bring us meat, and we do not know whether the Name of Allah has been mentioned over it or not.” He said: “Say: Bismillah and eat.’..

It was narrated that Muhammad bin Saifi said: “I slaughtered two rabbits with a sharp-edges stone and brought them to the Prophet (ﷺ), and he told me to eat them.” ..

It was narrated from Zaid bin Thabit that a wolf bit a sheep, and they slaughtered it with a sharp-edged stone, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) allowed them to eat it ..

It was narrated that ‘Adi bin Hatim said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we hunt game but we cannot find anything but the sharp edge of a stone or stick (with which to slaughter it).’ He said: ‘Cause the blood to flow with whatever you want, and..

It was narrated that Rafi’ bin Khadij said: “We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey, and I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we are (sometimes) on military campaigns, and we have no knife with us.’ He said: ‘(Use) whatever causes the blood to flow,..

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by a boy who was skinning a sheep. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: “Step aside and I will show you how.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) put his hand between the..

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to a man from among the Ansar who had picked up a knife to slaughter an animal for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: “Avoid those that are..

Abu Hurairah narrated that Abu Bakr bin Abu Quhafah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him and to ‘Umar: “Let us go out to Waqifi.” He said: “So we went out in the moonlight until we came to the garden and he (the owner of the..