72/16. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5499 — Allah’s Name in Slaughter
Animals sacrificed on An-Nusub and for the idols
Allah’s Name on Slaughter Hadith: Zaid bin Amr’s Refusal
Sahih Bukhari : 5499
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5499
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ ـ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُخْتَارِ ـ أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمٌ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ زَيْدَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ بِأَسْفَلِ بَلْدَحٍ، وَذَاكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُنْزَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْوَحْىُ، فَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سُفْرَةً فِيهَا لَحْمٌ، فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنِّي لاَ آكُلُ مِمَّا تَذْبَحُونَ عَلَى أَنْصَابِكُمْ، وَلاَ آكُلُ إِلاَّ مِمَّا ذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ.
`Abdullah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said that he met Zaid bin `Amr Nufail at a place near Baldah and this had happened before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) received the Divine Inspiration. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) presented a dish of meat (that had been offered to him by the pagans) to Zaid bin `Amr, but Zaid refused to eat of it and then said (to the pagans), "I do not eat of what you slaughter on your stone altars (Ansabs) nor do I eat except that on which Allah's Name has been mentioned on slaughtering."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5499In-book reference : Book 72, Hadith 25USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 407
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5499
This Allah’s Name on slaughter hadith reports an event before revelation came to Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. The narration says he met Zaid bin Amr bin Nufail near Baldah. A dish of meat was presented, and Zaid refused to eat from it. He explained that he did not eat what was slaughtered on stone altars, and that he ate only what had Allah’s Name mentioned over it at slaughter. The wording focuses on two things: rejecting meat linked to stone altars and honoring Allah’s Name at the time of slaughter. For people searching for Bismillah slaughter hadith or Zaid bin Amr Nufail hadith, the safe lesson is to stay with that point and not add extra details beyond the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Zaid refused meat connected with stone altars.
- He stated that he ate only what had Allah’s Name mentioned at slaughter.
- The report happened before revelation came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The text highlights care about the source and manner of slaughtered meat.
