43/10. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4374 — Ear and Nose Defects in Sacrifice
An Animal With A Round Hole In Its Ear
Sacrificial Animal Ear and Nose Defects to Avoid
Sunan an-Nasai : 4374
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4374
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَاصِحٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ نُضَحِّيَ بِمُقَابَلَةٍ أَوْ مُدَابَرَةٍ أَوْ شَرْقَاءَ أَوْ خَرْقَاءَ أَوْ جَدْعَاءَ .
'Ali bin Abi Talib Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah forbade sacrificing an animals with its ears slit form the front, and animals with its ears slit form the back, and animal with its ears slit lengthwise, an animals with a round hole in tits ear, or an animals with its nose cut off
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4374In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 14English translation : Vol. 5, Book 43, Hadith 4379
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4374
This hadith names several visible defects in animals that were not to be offered as sacrifice. Ali bin Abi Talib reports that the Messenger of Allah forbade sacrificing an animal with its ear slit from the front, slit from the back, slit lengthwise, or marked by a round hole. He also included an animal with its nose cut off. The main subject is ear and nose defects in a sacrificial animal. The report is specific, so each listed defect should be kept distinct. It does not provide a general statement about every possible injury. Instead, it gives a set of named conditions. A person reading this hadith learns to inspect the animal closely and avoid the particular damage described.
What we learn from this hadith
- An animal with an ear slit from the front was not to be sacrificed.
- The same applied to the listed back slit, lengthwise slit, and round ear hole.
- An animal with its nose cut off was also forbidden for sacrifice in this report.
