72/20. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5506 — Eat What Makes Blood Flow
Not to slaughter with a tooth, a bone or a nail
Hadith About Blood Flow in Halal Slaughter
Sahih Bukhari : 5506
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5506
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " كُلْ ـ يَعْنِي ـ مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ إِلاَّ السِّنَّ وَالظُّفُرَ ".
Rafi' bin Khadij Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Eat what is slaughtered (with any instrument) that makes blood flow out, except what is slaughtered with a tooth or a nail.'
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5506In-book reference : Book 72, Hadith 32USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 414
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5506
This concise hadith states an important point about slaughter rules. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to eat what is slaughtered with something that makes the blood flow out, except what is slaughtered with a tooth or a nail. The narration is brief, so the explanation should stay close to its wording. It does not list every possible tool or every case. It gives a clear standard in this report: blood flow is mentioned, and two items are excluded. This makes it useful for searches like blood flow slaughter hadith, tooth and nail slaughter hadith, and Islamic slaughter rules. The hadith teaches careful attention to the exact words of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith links eating to slaughter that makes blood flow.
- The tooth is excluded in the wording of the hadith.
- The nail is also excluded in the wording of the hadith.
