19/5. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1497 — Defective Animals for Udhiyah
What Is Not Allowed For Slaughtering
Hadith About Defects in Udhiyah Animals
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1497
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1497
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ فَيْرُوزَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، رَفَعَهُ قَالَ " لاَ يُضَحَّى بِالْعَرْجَاءِ بَيِّنٌ ظَلَعُهَا وَلاَ بِالْعَوْرَاءِ بَيِّنٌ عَوَرُهَا وَلاَ بِالْمَرِيضَةِ بَيِّنٌ مَرَضُهَا وَلاَ بِالْعَجْفَاءِ الَّتِي لاَ تُنْقِي " .حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ فَيْرُوزَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ فَيْرُوزَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ .
Al-Bara' bin 'Azib Narrated from:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib: A Marfu' Narration (From The Prophet (ﷺ)), Saying: "A Crippled Animal Whose Limp Is Obvious Is Not To Be Slaughtered As Sacrifice, Nor An Animal With A Bad Eye Whose Blindness Is Obvious, Nor A Sick Animal Whose Sickness Is Obvious, Nor An Emaciated Animal That Has No Marrow (In Its Bones)."Another Chain From The Prophet (ﷺ) With Similar Meaning.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1497In-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 5,6English translation : Vol. 3, Book 17, Hadith 1497
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1497
This hadith about defective Udhiyah animals lists four types that are not to be sacrificed. The crippled animal whose limp is clear, the one with a bad eye whose blindness is clear, the sick animal whose sickness is clear, and the thin animal that has no marrow are all mentioned. The repeated word in the translation is obvious or clear. That matters because the text is talking about visible, serious defects. The hadith teaches that sacrifice should not be treated carelessly. A person should choose an animal fit for this act of worship, not one with the clear faults named in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- An animal with an obvious limp is not to be used for sacrifice.
- An animal with obvious blindness is not to be used for sacrifice.
- An animal with obvious sickness is not to be used for sacrifice.
- An extremely thin animal with no marrow is not to be used for sacrifice.
