Sahih Bukhari 5507 — Mention Allah’s Name and Eat

Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5507

This hadith answers a common worry in a careful but simple way. Some people told the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that others brought them meat, and they did not know whether Allah’s Name had been mentioned over the animal at slaughter. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told them, “Mention Allah’s Name on it and eat.” The narration adds that those people had recently embraced Islam. The core topic is not suspicion, blame, or a long debate. It is about what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructed in that exact case. For searches like hadith about unknown meat, saying Bismillah before eating meat, and Allah’s Name on slaughter, this narration gives a direct Prophetic answer from the text.