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Sunan an-Nasai 4408 — A Weak Report on an Alternative Slaughter Point
Mention Of An Animal That Fell Into A Well And Its Throat Cannot Be Reached
Alternative Slaughter Point Hadith: Understanding the Weak Report
Sunan an-Nasai : 4408
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4408
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعُشَرَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَا تَكُونُ الذَّكَاةُ إِلاَّ فِي الْحَلْقِ وَاللَّبَّةِ قَالَ " لَوْ طَعَنْتَ فِي فَخِذِهَا لأَجْزَأَكَ " .
Abu Ushara' Narrated from:
It was narrated from Abu Ushara' that his father said: "I said: "O Messenger of Allah, is slaughtering only in the throat or upper chest?" He said: 'If you stab it in the thigh, that will suffice,"'(Daif)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4408In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 48English translation : Vol. 5, Book 43, Hadith 4413
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4408
This narration asks whether slaughter must only take place at the throat or the upper chest. The reported answer says that stabbing the animal in the thigh would suffice. However, the input itself marks this hadith as Da'if, or weak. That label is important and should remain visible when the report is explained. The text should therefore be presented as a weak narration, not as a firm standalone rule. Its core topic is the location of slaughter when the usual area is difficult to reach. The report gives a short answer but provides no added conditions or example in the translation. For readers searching for the Abu Ushara slaughter hadith, the safest summary is to state the wording accurately, note its weak grading, and avoid building broader claims upon it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The question concerns whether slaughter is limited to the throat or upper chest.
- The reported answer mentions stabbing the thigh as sufficient.
- The input explicitly grades this narration as Da'if.
- A weak report should be identified clearly rather than presented without its grading.
