The Case of Animal Slaughtered by Children, Women and a Blind Person

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.’”