35/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1968b — Do Not Rush in Handling Sacrificial Meat
The permissibility of slaughtering with anything that makes the blood flow, except teeth and other bones
Hadith About Halal Slaughter and Not Rushing With Meat
Sahih Muslim : 1968b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1968b
وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ مِنْ تِهَامَةَ فَأَصَبْنَا غَنَمًا وَإِبِلاً فَعَجِلَ الْقَوْمُ فَأَغْلَوْا بِهَا الْقُدُورَ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَكُفِئَتْ ثُمَّ عَدَلَ عَشْرًا مِنَ الْغَنَمِ بِجَزُورٍ . وَذَكَرَ بَاقِيَ الْحَدِيثِ كَنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ .
Rafi' bin Khadij Narrated from:
While we were with Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) in Dhu'I-Hulaifa in Tihama, we got hold of goats and camels. Some persons (amongst us) made haste and boiled (the flesh of goats and camels) in their earthen pots. He then commanded and these were turned over; then he equalised ten goats for a camel. The rest of the hadith is the same.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1968bIn-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 30USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 22, Hadith 4847
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1968b
This Hadith about slaughter and shared animals adds a scene from Dhu’l-Hulaifa in Tihama. Rafi’ ibn Khadij reports that they obtained goats and camels. Some people rushed and boiled the meat in earthen pots, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered that the pots be turned over. The narration also says he equalised ten goats for a camel, then mentions that the rest of the Hadith is the same. So this report connects two ideas: people should not rush ahead in handling shared animals, and slaughter still needs proper guidance. For searches like halal slaughter hadith or ten goats for one camel hadith, the key lesson is restraint, fairness, and following the Prophet’s instruction in practical matters.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not rush in handling shared animals or meat.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected the action by ordering the pots to be turned over.
- The report mentions ten goats being equalised for one camel.
- Practical matters were handled through Prophetic guidance.
