37/30. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2119d — Repeated Chain for Branding Animals
The Permissibility Of Branding Animals Anywhere But On The Face, And This Is Recommended In The Case Of Animals Given As Zakat Ot Jizyah
Same Report About Branding Animals of the Flock
Sahih Muslim : 2119d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2119d
وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ، زَيْدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، يَقُولُ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِرْبَدًا وَهُوَ يَسِمُ غَنَمًا . قَالَ أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ فِي آذَانِهَا . وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، وَيَحْيَى، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ .
Anas reported: We went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as he was in the fold and he was cauterising the animals of the flock and I think (he was cauterising them) on their ears. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba through another chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2119c, dIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 167USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5287
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2119d
This narration repeats the report that Anas and others went to Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was in the fold and he was branding animals of the flock. The wording again includes the careful phrase that the narrator thinks the branding was on their ears. Since this entry is a repeated chain through Shu'ba, its main value is preservation of the same observed action. For readers searching for Sahih Muslim 2119d, branding animals in Islam, or Prophet branding sheep, the Hadith should be read with care. It does not add a new scene beyond the same report. It supports the point that animals were marked in a way described away from the face, while the narrator remained cautious about the exact place.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration preserves the same report through another chain.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was observed branding animals in the fold.
- The ear detail is reported with caution, not absolute wording.
- The report should not be stretched beyond what it says.
