35/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1968e — Knife Shortage and Proper Slaughter Rules
The permissibility of slaughtering with anything that makes the blood flow, except teeth and other bones
Hadith About Knife Shortage and Halal Slaughter Rules
Sahih Muslim : 1968e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1968e
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا لاَقُو الْعَدُوِّ غَدًا وَلَيْسَ مَعَنَا مُدًى وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فَعَجِلَ الْقَوْمُ فَأَغْلَوْا بِهَا الْقُدُورَ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَكُفِئَتْ وَذَكَرَ سَائِرَ الْقِصَّةِ .
Rafi' bin Khadij Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger, we are going to encounter the enemy tomorrow. and we do not have large knives with us. The rest of the hadith is the same, but no mention is made of this:" The people hastened and they boiled (flesh) in the earthen pots. He (the Holy Prophet), commanded and these were turned over and the narrator narrated the whole event.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1968eIn-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 33USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 22, Hadith 4849
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1968e
This Hadith about slaughter rules repeats the question from Rafi’ ibn Khadij: they were about to encounter the enemy and did not have large knives. The narrator says the rest of the Hadith is the same, but he does not mention the part about people boiling the meat in earthen pots. This matters because it reminds the reader not to mix every wording into every version. The core issue here remains the same question about slaughter when knives are not available. The wider report teaches that the animal should be slaughtered with what lets the blood flow and with Allah’s name mentioned, while tooth and nail are not used. The narration also keeps the story of the wild camel within the same event.
What we learn from this hadith
- Not every version mentions every event detail.
- The main question was about lacking large knives.
- Allah’s name and proper slaughter remain central in the wider report.
- Read each narration according to its own wording.
