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Sunan Abi Dawud 1769 — Distributing Skins and Saddle Cloths as Charity
How Could A Camel Be Sacrificed
Hadith About Giving Sacrificial Camel Skins as Sadaqah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1769
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1769
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ - عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ الْجَزَرِيِّ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ أَقُومَ عَلَى بُدْنِهِ وَأَقْسِمَ جُلُودَهَا وَجِلاَلَهَا وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ لاَ أُعْطِيَ الْجَزَّارَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا وَقَالَ " نَحْنُ نُعْطِيهِ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا " .
'Ali Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (SWAS) commanded me to take charge of (his) sacrificial camels and to distribute the skins and saddle clothes (after sacrifice) as sadaqah. He commanded me not to give anything from it to the butcher. He said we used to give it (the wages) to the butcher ourselves.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1769In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 49English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1765
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1769
This Hadith about sacrificial camel skins explains how the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) instructed Ali after the sacrifice. Ali said the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) commanded him to take charge of the sacrificial camels and to distribute their skins and saddle cloths as sadaqah. He also commanded him not to give any part of them to the butcher as payment. Ali said they used to give the butcher his wage from their own wealth. The message is clear and focused: parts connected to the sacrificial camels were distributed as charity, and the worker's payment was kept separate. For people searching for hadith about paying the butcher from Qurbani meat or skins, this narration gives a direct answer from the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali was placed in charge of the sacrificial camels.
- The skins and saddle cloths were to be distributed as sadaqah.
- The butcher was not to be paid from those items.
- The butcher's wage was given separately from their own wealth.
