Food & Eating

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الذَّبْحِ فَقَالَ إِذَا ذَبَحْتَ فَأَرْسِلْ وَ لَا تَكْتِفْ‌[2] وَ لَا تَقْلِبِ السِّكِّينَ لِتُدْخِلَهَا مِنْ تَحْتِ الْحُلْقُومِ وَ تَقْطَعَهُ إِلَى فَوْقُ وَ الْإِرْسَالُ لِلطَّيْرِ خَاصَّةً[3] فَإِنْ تَرَدَّى فِي جُبٍّ أَوْ وَهْدَةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَلَا تَأْكُلْهُ وَ لَا تُطْعِمْهُ فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي التَّرَدِّي قَتَلَهُ أَوِ الذَّبْحُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَأَمْسِكْ صُوفَهُ أَو

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you slaughter an animal, do not tie down all the legs, do not push the knife under the throat and veins then turn it to cut upward. You must allow the bird to remain loose especially, but if it falls in a well or a hole, then do not use it for food or feed; you do not know if the

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الذَّبِيحَةِ فَقَالَ ع اسْتَقْبِلْ بِذَبِيحَتِكَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَ لَا تَنْخَعْهَا[5] حَتَّى تَمُوتَ وَ لَا تَأْكُلْ مِنْ ذَبِيحَةٍ مَا لَمْ تُذْبَحْ مِنْ مَذْبَحِهَا.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about slaughtering. He (the Imam) said, ‘You must turn the animal to be slaughtered toward al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah) and do not cut its spinal cord before it dies. You must not use for food what is not properly slaughtered from the proper place.’”

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ لَا تَنْخَعِ الذَّبِيحَةَ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ فَإِذَا مَاتَتْ فَانْخَعْهَا.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not cut off the spinal cord of the animal you slaughter before it dies; and when it dies, then you can cut off its spinal cord.’”

لَا تَذْبَحِ الشَّاةَ عِنْدَ الشَّاةِ وَ لَا الْجَزُورَ عِنْدَ الْجَزُورِ وَ هُوَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘Do not slaughter a sheep near another sheep or a camel near another camel when it is looking to the one being slaughtered.’ ”

قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع‌ إِذَا ذُبِحَتِ الشَّاةُ وَ سُلِخَتْ أَوْ سُلِخَ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنْهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَمُوتَ لَمْ يَحِلَّ أَكْلُهَا.[2]

8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from in a marfu‘ manner the following: “Abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), has said, ‘When you slaughter a sheep and remove its skin or a certain part of its skin before it dies, it then is not lawful to use it for food.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ ذَبَحَ فَسَبَقَهُ السِّكِّينُ فَقَطَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ هُوَ ذَكَاةٌ وَحِيَّةٌ[3] لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ وَ بِأَكْلِهِ.

‘It is a fast slaughtering and it is not unlawful to use it for food.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ ذَبَحَ شَاةً وَ سَمَّى فَسَبَقَهُ السِّكِّينُ بِحِدَّتِهَا[4] فَأَبَانَ الرَّأْسَ فَقَالَ إِنْ خَرَجَ الدَّمُ فَكُلْ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a Muslim man who slaughters a sheep and mentions the name of Allah but because of sharpness of the knife he cuts off the head. He (the Imam) said, ‘If blood has come out you can use it for food.’”

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ وَ قَدْ سُئِلَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَذْبَحُ فَتُسْرِعُ السِّكِّينُ فَتُبِينُ الرَّأْسَ فَقَالَ الذَّكَاةُ الْوَحِيَّةُ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَكْلِهِ إِذَا لَمْ يَتَعَمَّدْ بِذَلِكَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada Bin sadaqa who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws , and he asws had been asked about the man who slaughtered, so the knife hastened and the head was cut off. So he asws said: ‘The vivid slaughter. There is no problem with eating it when it was not deli

إِذَا امْتَنَعَ عَلَيْكَ بَعِيرٌ وَ أَنْتَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَنْحَرَهُ فَانْطَلَقَ مِنْكَ فَإِنْ خَشِيتَ أَنْ يَسْبِقَكَ فَضَرَبْتَهُ بِسَيْفٍ أَوْ طَعَنْتَهُ بِرُمْحٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ تُسَمِّيَ فَكُلْ إِلَّا أَنْ تُدْرِكَهُ وَ لَمْ يَمُتْ بَعْدُ فَذَكِّهِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once in al-Kufah a bull revolted and broke loose. People rushed with their swords and beat it down. They asked ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), about it and he (the Imam) said, ‘It is a fast slaughtering but its flesh is lawful for food.’”

إِنَّ ثَوْراً بِالْكُوفَةِ ثَارَ فَبَادَرَ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ بِأَسْيَافِهِمْ فَضَرَبُوهُ فَأَتَوْا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَسَأَلُوهُ فَقَالَ ذَكَاةٌ وَحِيَّةٌ وَ لَحْمُهُ حَلَالٌ.

“About the case of a bull that broke loose and people rushed with their swords and beat it down, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘They asked ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), about it and he (the Imam) said, ‘It is a fast slaughtering but its flesh is lawful for food.’”

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ فِي ثَوْرٍ تَعَاصَى فَابْتَدَرُوهُ بِأَسْيَافِهِمْ وَ سَمَّوْا وَ أَتَوْا عَلِيّاً ع فَقَالَ هَذِهِ ذَكَاةٌ وَحِيَّةٌ وَ لَحْمُهُ حَلَالٌ.

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ‘Uthman from Ali has narrated from his father from-Fadl ibn ‘Abd al-Malik and ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu ‘Abd Allah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that certain people once came to the Holy Prophet,

أَنَّ قَوْماً أَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ ص فَقَالُوا إِنَّ بَقَرَةً لَنَا غَلَبَتْنَا وَ اسْتَصْعَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا فَضَرَبْنَاهَا بِالسَّيْفِ فَأَمَرَهُمْ بِأَكْلِهَا.

‘You can use weapons for Nahr and mention the name of Allah; then you can use it for food.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بَعِيرٌ تَرَدَّى فِي بِئْرٍ كَيْفَ يُنْحَرُ قَالَ تُدْخِلُ الْحَرْبَةَ فَتَطْعُنُهُ بِهَا وَ تُسَمِّي وَ تَأْكُلُ.

Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at, from Ahmad Bin Al Hassan Al Maysamy, from Aban, from Ismail Al Ju’fy who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘A camel fell down in a well, how can it be sacrificed?’ He asws said: ‘Stab it with a bayonet and Name ( Bismillah ) and eat’.

لَا يَصْلُحُ أَكْلُ ذَبِيحَةٍ لَا تُذْبَحُ مِنْ مَذْبَحِهَا يَعْنِي‌[1] إِذَا تَعَمَّدَ لِذَلِكَ وَ لَمْ تَكُنْ حَالُهُ حَالَ اضْطِرَارٍ فَأَمَّا إِذَا اضْطُرَّ إِلَيْهَا وَ اسْتَصْعَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ مَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ.

“It is the case of a man who hits a camel or sheep with his sword, with a mention of the name of Allah, in a part which is not for slaughtering. Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The flesh of an animal slaughtered from a part which is not for slaughtering is not useable for food if it is done intentionally, and it is

فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ع‌ إِذَا طَرَفَتِ الْعَيْنُ أَوْ رَكَضَتِ الرِّجْلُ أَوْ تَحَرَّكَ الذَّنَبُ وَ أَدْرَكْتَهُ فَذَكِّهِ.

that if the eyes move or the leg runs or the tail moves and you can achieve such opportunity, you then must slaughter it.’”

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذْ جَاءَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ يَقُولُ لَكَ جَدِّي إِنَّ رَجُلًا ضَرَبَ بَقَرَةً بِفَأْسٍ فَسَقَطَتْ ثُمَّ ذَبَحَهَا فَلَمْ يُرْسِلْ مَعَهُ بِالْجَوَابِ وَ دَعَا سَعِيدَةَ مَوْلَاةَ أُمِّ فَرْوَةَ فَقَالَ لَهَا إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً أَتَانِي بِرِسَالَةٍ مِنْكِ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكِ بِالْجَوَابِ مَعَهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذ

“Once I was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Salam came. I said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause. My grandfather asks you about the case of a man who has hit a cow with a hammer and it has fallen down, then he has slaughtered it.’ He (the Imam) did not send the answer but

فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ع‌ إِذَا طَرَفَتِ الْعَيْنُ أَوْ رَكَضَتِ الرِّجْلُ أَوْ تَحَرَّكَ الذَّنَبُ فَكُلْ مِنْهُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكْتَ ذَكَاتَهُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that it is in the book of Ali (a.s.), that if the eye turns or the leg runs or the tail moves, then slaughtering properly is achieved.’”

إِذَا شَكَكْتَ فِي حَيَاةِ شَاةٍ وَ رَأَيْتَهَا تَطْرِفُ عَيْنَهَا أَوْ تُحَرِّكُ أُذُنَيْهَا أَوْ تَمْصَعُ‌[3] بِذَنَبِهَا فَاذْبَحْهَا فَإِنَّهَا لَكَ حَلَالٌ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that in a doubtful condition about a sheep being alive or dead, see if its eyes turn, or its ears move or its tail moves, then slaughter it, it is lawful for food.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الذَّبِيحَةِ فَقَالَ إِذَا تَحَرَّكَ الذَّنَبُ أَوِ الطَّرْفُ أَوِ الْأُذُنُ فَهُوَ ذَكِيٌّ.

‘If the animal moves its tail or turns its eyes or moves its ears, it then is clean and properly slaughtered.’”

فِي الشَّاةِ إِذَا طَرَفَتْ عَيْنَهَا أَوْ حَرَّكَتْ ذَنَبَهَا فَهِيَ ذَكِيَّةٌ.

‘If a sheep turns its eyes or moves its tail, it then is clean and properly slaughtered.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ ذَبَحَ ذَبِيحَةً فَجَهِلَ أَنْ يُوَجِّهَهَا إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ قَالَ كُلْ مِنْهَا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يُوَجِّهْهَا[1]- قَالَ فَلَا تَأْكُلْ مِنْهَا وَ لَا تَأْكُلْ مِنْ ذَبِيحَةٍ مَا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهَا وَ قَالَ ع إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَذْبَحَ فَاسْتَقْبِلْ بِذَبِيحَتِكَ الْقِبْلَةَ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a man who slaughters an animal but does not know about making it to face al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah). He (the Imam) said, ‘You can use it for food.’ I then said, ‘He has not made it to face al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah).’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not use it for food and so also is th

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَذْبَحُ وَ لَا يُسَمِّي قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ نَاسِياً فَلَا بَأْسَ إِذَا كَانَ مُسْلِماً وَ كَانَ يُحْسِنُ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ وَ لَا يَنْخَعُ وَ لَا يَقْطَعُ الرَّقَبَةَ بَعْدَ مَا يَذْبَحُ.

“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of a man who slaughters but does not mention the name of Allah. He (the Imam) said, ‘If it is because of forgetfulness, it is not unlawful if he is a Muslim, knows slaughtering properly, and does not cut off the spinal cord and the neck after slaughtering.’”

سُئِلَ عَنِ الذَّبِيحَةِ تُذْبَحُ لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ إِذَا لَمْ يَتَعَمَّدْ وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَذْبَحُ فَيَنْسَى أَنْ يُسَمِّيَ أَ تُؤْكَلُ ذَبِيحَتُهُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِذَا كَانَ لَا يُتَّهَمُ‌[2] وَ كَانَ يُحْسِنُ الذَّبْحَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ وَ لَا يَنْخَعُ وَ لَا يَكْسِرُ الرَّقَبَةَ حَتَّى تَبْرُدَ الذَّبِيحَةُ.

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about an animal which is slaughtered facing a direction other than al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah). He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful if it is not intentional.’ He (the Imam) was asked about a man who forgets to mention the name of Allah; if it can be used for food. He (the Imam) said

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ ذَبِيحَةٍ ذُبِحَتْ لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَقَالَ كُلْ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ مَا لَمْ يَتَعَمَّدْهُ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ذَبَحَ وَ لَمْ يُسَمِّ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ نَاسِياً فَلْيُسَمِّ حِينَ يَذْكُرُ وَ يَقُولُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ عَلَى أَوَّلِهِ وَ عَلَى آخِرِهِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about an animal which is slaughtered facing a direction other than al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah). He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful if it is not intentional.’ I then asked about a man who slaughters an animal without mentioning the name of Allah. He (the Imam) said, ‘If it is because

سَأَلْتُهُ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ ذَبَحَ فَسَبَّحَ أَوْ كَبَّرَ أَوْ هَلَّلَ أَوْ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ هَذَا كُلُّهُ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a man who slaughters an animal but he says Tasbih (Allah is free of all defects) or Takbir (Allah is great beyond description) or Tahlil, (no one deserves worship except Allah) or Tahmid, (all praise belongs to Allah). He (the Imam) said, ‘All these are names of Al

لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ الرَّجُلُ وَ هُوَ جُنُبٌ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not unlawful if a person after sexual intercourse and before Ghusl (bath) slaughters an animal.”’

سَأَلْتُ أَحَدَهُمَا ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- أُحِلَّتْ لَكُمْ بَهِيمَةُ الْأَنْعامِ‌[1] فَقَالَ الْجَنِينُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ إِذَا أَشْعَرَ وَ أَوْبَرَ فَذَكَاتُهُ ذَكَاةُ أُمِّهِ فَذَلِكَ الَّذِي عَنَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘He has made lawful for you the pitch-black animals for food.’ (5:2) He (the Imam) said, ‘It means the young in the womb of the mother when it grows hair or wool, thus, proper sl

إِذَا ذَبَحْتَ الذَّبِيحَةَ فَوَجَدْتَ فِي بَطْنِهَا وَلَداً تَامّاً فَكُلْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ تَامّاً فَلَا تَأْكُلْ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If you slaughter an animal and find inside its young in a complete form, you can use it for food but if it is not complete then do not use it for food.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْحُوَارِ[2] تُذَكَّى أُمُّهُ أَ يُؤْكَلُ بِذَكَاتِهَا فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَ تَمَاماً وَ نَبَتَ عَلَيْهِ الشَّعْرُ فَكُلْ. - عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ‌ الْحُصَيْنِ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مِثْلَهُ.

3. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from Ali ibn al-Nu’man from Ya‘qub ibn who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the young of camel when the mother is slaughtered; if it can also be used for food because its mother i

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الشَّاةِ يَذْبَحُهَا وَ فِي بَطْنِهَا وَلَدٌ وَ قَدْ أَشْعَرَ فَقَالَ ع ذَكَاتُهُ ذَكَاةُ أُمِّهِ.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about a sheep which is slaughtered and its young, which has grown its wool, is found inside. He (the Imam) said, ‘Slaughtering for it is the slaughtering of its mother.’”

فِي الْجَنِينِ إِذَا أَشْعَرَ فَكُلْ وَ إِلَّا فَلَا تَأْكُلْ. يَعْنِي إِذَا لَمْ يُشْعِرْ.

“About the case of a young found inside an animal which is slaughtered, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You can use it for food if it has grown hairs, otherwise, do not use it for food, that is, if it has not grown any hairs.’”

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع يَقُولُ‌ النَّطِيحَةُ وَ الْمُتَرَدِّيَةُ[1] وَ مَا أَكَلَ السَّبُعُ إِذَا أَدْرَكْتَ ذَكَاتَهُ فَكُلْ.

“Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), would say, ‘If you arrive in time (when it still is alive) to slaughter an animal butted by other animals, fallen from height or eaten by predators, you can use it for food.’”

لَا تَأْكُلْ مِنْ فَرِيسَةِ السَّبُعِ وَ لَا الْمَوْقُوذَةِ[2] وَ لَا الْمُتَرَدِّيَةِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُدْرِكَهَا حَيَّةً فَتُذَكِّيَ.

‘Do not use for food an animal eaten by predator, injured because of fall of something on it or fallen from height, unless you arrive in time (when it is still alive) to slaughter it properly.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ قِدْرٍ فِيهَا جَزُورٌ وَقَعَ فِيهَا مِقْدَارُ أُوقِيَّةٍ مِنْ دَمٍ أَ يُؤْكَلُ فَقَالَ ع نَعَمْ لِأَنَّ النَّارَ تَأْكُلُ الدَّمَ‌[3].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a cooking pot with camel’s meat in it being cooked and an amount of blood equal to an Awqiyah (one ounce) falls; if the content of the pot can be used for food. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, because fire eats the blood.’”

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَكْرَهُ الذَّبْحَ وَ إِرَاقَةَ الدَّمِ- يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَّا عَنْ ضَرُورَةٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, disliked slaughtering (animals) and spilling blood on Fridays before Salat (prayer) except in the case of an emergency.’”

كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع يَأْمُرُ غِلْمَانَهُ أَنْ لَا يَذْبَحُوا حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ. فِي نَوَادِرِ الْجُمُعَةِ[1].

Ali ibn al-Husayn, would command his servants not to slaughter any animal before dawn on Friday. This Hadith is of rare Ahadith about Fridays.’”

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ لِغِلْمَانِهِ‌ لَا تَذْبَحُوا حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ‌ جَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ سَكَناً لِكُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَإِنْ خِفْنَا فَقَالَ ع إِنْ خِفْتَ الْمَوْتَ فَاذْبَحْ.

‘Do not slaughter any animal before it is dawn because Allah has made the night for everything to rest.’ I then asked him (the Imam) saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, what happens if we are afraid?’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘If you are afraid of death then you can slaughter.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الْمُرْجِئِ وَ الْحَرُورِيِّ فَقَالَ كُلْ وَ قِرَّ وَ اسْتَقِرَّ حَتَّى‌ يَكُونَ مَا يَكُونُ‌[1]. - مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مِثْلَهُ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about an animal slaughtered by a person of al- Murji’ah people or al-Harawriy people. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can use it for food, remain determin

ع كُلْ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي أَسْوَاقِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ لَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْهُ.

‘You can use it for food if it is in the market place of Muslims and do not ask about it.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الصَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ إِذَا تَحَرَّكَ‌[2] وَ كَانَ لَهُ خَمْسَةُ أَشْبَارٍ- وَ أَطَاقَ الشَّفْرَةَ وَ عَنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كُنَّ نِسَاءً لَيْسَ مَعَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ فَلْتَذْبَحْ أَعْقَلُهُنَّ وَ لْتَذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهَا.

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about an animal slaughtered by a child. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is acceptable if the child is intelligent, five shibr (a certain unit of measurement) in height and able to use the knife.’ About women he (the Imam) said, ‘If they are all women and no men among them, then the one mos

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الْغُلَامِ قَالَ إِذَا قَوِيَ عَلَى الذَّبْحِ وَ كَانَ يُحْسِنُ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ وَ ذَكَرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا فَكُلْ قَالَ وَ سُئِلَ عَنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَتْ مُسْلِمَةً فَذَكَرَتِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا فَكُلْ.

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about the animal slaughtered by a boy. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he is strong enough, slaughters properly and mentions the name of Allah on it, you can use it for food.’ He (the Imam) was asked about women’s slaughtering. He (the Imam) said, ‘If she is Muslimah and has mentioned the

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الْغُلَامِ وَ الْمَرْأَةِ هَلْ تُؤْكَلُ فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مُسْلِمَةً وَ ذَكَرَتِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى ذَبِيحَتِهَا حَلَّتْ ذَبِيحَتُهَا وَ كَذَلِكَ الْغُلَامُ إِذَا قَوِيَ عَلَى الذَّبِيحَةِ وَ ذَكَرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهَا وَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا خِيفَ فَوْتُ الذَّبِيحَةِ وَ لَمْ يُوجَدْ مَنْ يَذْبَحُ غَيْرُهُمَا.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the slaughtering by a boy and women if it can be used for food. He (the Imam) said, ‘If she is Muslimah and has mentioned the name of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, on the animal to be slaughtered, then what she has slaughtered is lawful and so also is the boy if he is s

سَأَلَ الْمَرْزُبَانُ الرِّضَا ع عَنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الصَّبِيِّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْلُغَ وَ ذَبِيحَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِذَبِيحَةِ الْخَصِيِّ وَ الصَّبِيِّ وَ الْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا اضْطُرُّوا إِلَيْهِ‌[1].

‘It is not unlawful to use for food what is slaughtered by castrated people, a child and a woman if they slaughter it properly and mention the name of Allah, if they are compelled to do so in an emergency.’”

أَنَّ ذَبِيحَةَ الْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا أَجَادَتِ الذَّبْحَ وَ سَمَّتْ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِأَكْلِهِ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْأَعْمَى إِذَا سُدِّدَ[2].

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah) (a.s.), has said, ‘If a woman slaughters an animal properly and mentions the name of Allah, then it is not unlawful to use it for food and so also is slaughtering by a blind person if he is helped in what he needs.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الْخَصِيِّ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about an animal slaughtered by a castrated person. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful to use it for food.’”

كَانَتْ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع جَارِيَةٌ تَذْبَحُ لَهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), had a slave-girl who would slaughter animals if he (the Imam) wanted.”’

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا بَلَغَ الصَّبِيُّ خَمْسَةَ أَشْبَارٍ أُكِلَتْ ذَبِيحَتُهُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When a child grows five Ashbar (span of the hand) it is not unlawful to use for food what he has slaughtered.’”

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الذِّمِّيِّ فَقَالَ لَا تَأْكُلْهُ إِنْ سَمَّى وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُسَمِ‌[3].

‘Do not use it for food even if he has mentioned the name of Allah or not.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّا قَوْمٌ نَخْتَلِفُ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ وَ الطَّرِيقُ بَعِيدٌ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ الْجَبَلِ فَرَاسِخُ فَنَشْتَرِي الْقَطِيعَ وَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَ الثَّلَاثَةَ وَ يَكُونُ فِي الْقَطِيعِ أَلْفٌ وَ خَمْسُمِائَةِ شَاةٍ وَ أَلْفٌ وَ سِتُّمِائَةِ شَاةٍ وَ أَلْفٌ وَ سَبْعُمِائَةِ شَاةٍ فَتَقَعُ الشَّاةُ وَ الِاثْنَتَانِ وَ الثَّلَاثَةُ فَنَسْأَلُ الرُّعَاةَ الَّذِينَ يَجِيئُونَ بِهَا عَنْ أَدْ

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that we often meet a people from the mountains, the distance between us is quite far to the mountains by many Farsakh (a certain unit of measurement for distance). We buy one, two or three flocks and every flock numbers one thousand five hundred, one thousand six hundred or one th

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ الْمُنْذِرِ رَوَى عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ قُلْتَ إِنَّ الذَّبِيحَةَ بِالاسْمِ وَ لَا يُؤْمَنُ عَلَيْهَا إِلَّا أَهْلُهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّهُمْ أَحْدَثُوا فِيهَا شَيْئاً لَا أَشْتَهِيهِ‌[1] قَالَ حَنَانٌ فَسَأَلْتُ نَصْرَانِيّاً فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ تَقُولُونَ إِذَا ذَبَحْتُمْ فَقَالَ نَقُولُ بِاسْمِ الْمَسِيحِ.

3. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Hanan who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, ‘Al-Husayn ibn al-Mundhir has narrated from you that you have said, “Slaughtering is by name and you cannot trust for it in (slaughtering) except the people of the name.’”