43/18. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4400 — Emergency Slaughter with a Marwah
Permissibility Of Slaughtering With Marwah (Grantie)
Halal Slaughter with a Marwah After an Animal Is Injured
Sunan an-Nasai : 4400
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4400
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاضِرُ بْنُ الْمُهَاجِرِ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، أَنَّ ذِئْبًا، نَيَّبَ فِي شَاةٍ فَذَبَحُوهَا بِالْمَرْوَةِ فَرَخَّصَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي أَكْلِهَا .
Zaid bin Thabit Narrated from:
A wolf bit a sheep so he slaughtered it with Marwah, and the Prophet allowed him to eat it.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4400In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 40English translation : Vol. 5, Book 43, Hadith 4405
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4400
This hadith explains an urgent case of halal slaughter in Islam. A wolf bit a sheep, so the people slaughtered the injured animal with a Marwah, a sharp piece of stone. The Prophet then allowed them to eat it. The main point in the report is that the animal was slaughtered before it died from the wolf's attack, and the tool used was accepted in that situation. The hadith gives a clear example of practical action when a normal knife is not available. It does not discuss every rule of slaughter, so the lesson should stay within the event described. For readers searching for a hadith about slaughtering with stone, this narration shows that a Marwah was used and the meat was permitted.
What we learn from this hadith
- An injured animal may be slaughtered promptly before it dies from its injury.
- A Marwah was used as the slaughtering tool in this reported case.
- The Prophet permitted the people to eat the sheep after it was slaughtered.
- The ruling in the text is tied to the specific event that was presented to the Prophet.
