37/30. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2119e — Zakat Animals and Branding
The Permissibility Of Branding Animals Anywhere But On The Face, And This Is Recommended In The Case Of Animals Given As Zakat Ot Jizyah
Hadith About Branding Zakat Animals
Sahih Muslim : 2119e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2119e
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ، بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ فِي يَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمِيسَمَ وَهُوَ يَسِمُ إِبِلَ الصَّدَقَةِ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
I saw in the hand of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) an instrument for cauterisation and he was cauterising the caracia collected as Zakat.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2119eIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 168USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5288
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2119e
The core topic of this Hadith is Zakat animals and branding. Anas ibn Malik reported that he saw in the hand of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم an instrument used for cauterisation, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was branding camels collected as Zakat. The narration is short and specific. It does not talk about private decoration or harming animals for no reason. It mentions camels of charity and a marking tool in the Prophet's hand. For searches like Zakat camels hadith, Prophet branding Zakat animals, and animal branding in Islam, this Hadith shows that animals collected as Zakat could be marked for identification. The text should be understood within its own wording: a tool, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and camels connected to Zakat.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was seen with a branding tool.
- The animals mentioned were camels collected as Zakat.
- The Hadith points to marking animals for a clear purpose.
- The narration does not mention branding on the face.
