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The Prophet of Allah,(PBUH)used to com- mand people not to slaughter a milch5 sheep
In a long narration by Abu Hurayrah
in which the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, visited a man from the Ansaar, the latter took a knife to slaughter a sheep for the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, so he told him: “Do not slaughter a milch sheep.”2
The Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used to com- mand people to be kind whilst slaughtering:
Shaddaad ibn Aws (a Companion) narrated
that the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Indeed Allah has prescribed kindness for everything. So when you kill, you must make the killing in the best manner; when you slaughter, make your slaughter in the best manner. Let one of you sharpen his knife and give ease to his animal [in order to reduce his pain].”3
An-Nawawi said: “One should sharpen the blade and slaughter the animal fast. It is recommended to avoid sharpening the blade in the presence of the ani- mal, not to slaughter one in the presence of other animals or drag it to the place of slaughter. The saying of Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, “...make the killing in the best manner” is general in all situations such as slaughtering, killing as a corporal punishment for a prescribed crime, killing someone in return for killing a person and so on.”4
Ibn ‘Abbaas narrated
that a man laid a sheep down to slaughter it, and started sharpening his blade. Thereupon the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Do you want to kill it twice? You should have sharpened your blade before laying it down.”5
المراجع
- An animal yielding milk or kept for milk production.
- Reported by Muslim (2038).
- Reported by Muslim (1955).
- The explanation of An-Nawawi for the book of Muslim (107/13).
- Reported by Al-Haakim (7563).
