19/6. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1498 — Checking Eyes and Ears
What Is Disliked For Slaughtering
Hadith About Checking Udhiyah Animal Eyes and Ears
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1498
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1498
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ الصَّائِدِيِّ، وَهُوَ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، قَالَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالأُذُنَ وَأَنْ لاَ نُضَحِّيَ بِمُقَابَلَةٍ وَلاَ مُدَابَرَةٍ وَلاَ شَرْقَاءَ وَلاَ خَرْقَاءَ .حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ وَزَادَ قَالَ الْمُقَابَلَةُ مَا قُطِعَ طَرَفُ أُذُنِهَا . وَالْمُدَابَرَةُ مَا قُطِعَ مِنْ جَانِبِ الأُذُنِ . وَالشَّرْقَاءُ الْمَشْقُوقَةُ . وَالْخَرْقَاءُ الْمَثْقُوبَةُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَشُرَيْحُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ الصَّائِدِيُّ هُوَ كُوفِيٌّ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عَلِيٍّ وَشُرَيْحُ بْنُ هَانِئٍ كُوفِيٌّ وَلِوَالِدِهِ صُحْبَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عَلِيٍّ وَشُرَيْحُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْكِنْدِيُّ أَبُو أُمَيَّةَ الْقَاضِي قَدْ رَوَى عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَكُلُّهُمْ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عَلِيٍّ فِي عَصْرٍ وَاحِدٍ . قَوْلُهُ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ أَىْ أَنْ نَنْظُرَ صَحِيحًا .
'Ali bin Abi Talib Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Ordered That We Check The Eyes And Ears, And Not To Slaughter The Muqabalah, Nor The Mudabarah, Nor The Sharqa', Nor The Kharqa'"Another Chain From 'Ali, From The Prophet (ﷺ) And It Is Similar, But He Added: "The Muqabalah Is The One Whose Ears Have Been Severed, The Mudabarah Is The One With The Sides Of Its Ears Cut Off, And The Sharqa' Is One With Its Ears Split, And The Khurqa' Is The One Whose Ears Have A Hole Pierced Through Them."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1498In-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 7,8English translation : Vol. 3, Book 17, Hadith 1498
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1498
This hadith about Udhiyah animal defects says that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered them to check the eyes and ears. It then names animals not to sacrifice: Muqabalah, Mudabarah, Sharqa, and Kharqa. The second chain in the report explains these terms. Muqabalah has the edge of its ear cut off. Mudabarah has the side of the ear cut. Sharqa has a split ear. Kharqa has a hole pierced through the ear. The report also explains that checking means looking properly. The main lesson is careful inspection before choosing an animal for sacrifice.
What we learn from this hadith
- The eyes and ears of the sacrificial animal should be checked.
- Animals with the named ear defects are not to be used in this narration.
- The report explains the meanings of Muqabalah, Mudabarah, Sharqa, and Kharqa.
- The hadith teaches care before offering Udhiyah.
