Manner of Slaughtering

1. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “This is about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ’Pronounce the name of Allah on them while lined up. . . (22:36) He (the Imam) said that this is when they are lined up for slaughtering. When their front legs are tied down between the feet to the knees, and ’falling of their sides’ is a reference to their reaching the ground.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ibn Muskan from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah, does not speak to three kinds of people and they will suffer a painful suffering: One kind of such people is a woman who allows someone other than her husband to go to bed with her.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il from Muhammad ibn al-Fadl from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about how a badanah is slaughtered. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is slaughtered from its right side when standing.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ishaq ibn abu Hilal who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin once said, ‘Can I tell you about how great the sin of fornication is?’ They replied, ‘Yes, please tell us about it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is a woman who allows someone other than her husband to go to bed with her; then gives birth thereby to a child and makes her husband responsible for the child. This is the woman to whom Allah does not speak and will not look to her on the Day of Judgment, will not purify her and she will suffer a painful suffering.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Al-Nahr is slaughtering from the upper part of the chest (applicable to camels only) and al-Dhabh is slaughtering from the throat.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah’s anger intensifies upon a woman who brings in her family a stranger who consumes their bounties and looks at their privacies.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘Jews or Christians must not slaughter your offering. A woman can slaughter for herself facing al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah). She must say, ‘I have turned my face toward the Creator of the heavens and earth, obediently. O Lord, this is from You and for You.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

5. It is narrated from him (narrator of previous Hadith) from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Ali ibn al-Husayn ‘Alayhi al-Salam, would allow a child to place his hand on the knife. A man then places his hand on the hand of the child and slaughters the offering.’” (Fatwa best explains Hadith 1-5 of this Chapter)

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from Musa ibn Ja’far al-Baghdadiy from Jamil who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘In Mina’ begin with slaughtering before shaving, and in al-‘Aqiqah (offering for child-birth) begin with shaving before slaughtering the offering.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu al-Hashim al-Bajaliy from abu Khadijah who has said the following: “I saw abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), slaughtering a badanah with its left front leg tied down. He (the Imam) then stood up on the right side and said, ‘In the name of Allah, Allah is greater than can be described. O Lord, this is from You and for You. O Lord, accept it from me.’ He (the Imam) then caused a cut in the upper part of its chest. He (the Imam) then took out the knife with his hand. When it was on the ground he (the Imam) made a cut in the place for Dhabh.” NOTE: Fatwa best explains the following Chapters.

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Safwan and ibn abu ‘Umayr who have said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘When you buy an animal for offering, face the direction of Qiblah (Ka’bah), then slaughter the way camel or other animals are slaughtered. You must say, ‘I turn my face toward the One who has invented the skies and earth, as an obedient person and I am not a pagan. My salat (prayer), acts of al-Hajj (worship), my life and death are for Allah, Lord of the worlds, who has no partners and thus I am commanded and I am the first Muslim. O Allah, this is from You, for You and by the help of the name of Allah, Allah is great beyond description. O Allah, accept it from me.’ Thereafter make the knife to work until it is slaughtered; and do not cut the spinal cord before it dies.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.