18/13. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1481 — Slaughter in Necessity
What Has Been Related About Slaughtering At The Neck And Throat
Hadith About Slaughter in Necessity
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1481
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1481
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، ح وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعُشَرَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَا تَكُونُ الذَّكَاةُ إِلاَّ فِي الْحَلْقِ وَاللَّبَّةِ قَالَ " لَوْ طَعَنْتَ فِي فَخِذِهَا لأَجْزَأَ عَنْكَ " . قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ قَالَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ هَذَا فِي الضَّرُورَةِ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيِبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ . وَلاَ نَعْرِفُ لأَبِي الْعُشَرَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ غَيْرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَاخْتَلَفُوا فِي اسْمِ أَبِي الْعُشَرَاءِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمُ اسْمُهُ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ قِهْطِمٍ وَيُقَالُ اسْمُهُ يَسَارُ بْنُ بَرْزٍ وَيُقَالُ ابْنُ بَلْزٍ وَيُقَالُ اسْمُهُ عُطَارِدٌ نُسِبَ إِلَى جَدِّهِ .
Abu Al-'Ushara' Narrated from:
Narrated Abu Al-'Ushara': From His Father That He Said: "I Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! Is There No Slaughtering Except Upon The Neck And The Throat ?' He Said: 'If You Stab Its Thigh It Would Be Accepted To You.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1481In-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 22English translation : Vol. 3, Book 16, Hadith 1481
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1481
This hadith about slaughter answers a direct question: is valid slaughter only done at the neck and throat? The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied that if someone stabbed the animal in its thigh, it would be accepted for him. The Arabic note in the report says Yazid bin Harun explained that this refers to necessity. So the main teaching is not to treat the thigh as the normal place of slaughter. Rather, the wording points to a special case when the usual method is not possible. The hadith keeps the rule practical: slaughter is tied to making the animal lawful, but hard situations may have a different handling.
What we learn from this hadith
- The normal place of slaughter is understood from the question as the neck and throat.
- A need-based situation may be treated differently when the usual method is not possible.
- The wording should not be stretched beyond the case mentioned in the narration.
- The report teaches practical ease without removing care from slaughter.
