صحيح البخاري

Hadith 2304

Book 40: The Book of Representation

كِتَاب الْوَكَالَةِ

Chapter 4

(4) Chapter. If a shepherd or a deputy saw dying sheep or something which is going to be spoiled, he is allowed to slaughter the sheep and save the thing liable to be spoiled.

4- بَابُ إِذَا أَبْصَرَ الرَّاعِي أَوِ الْوَكِيلُ شَاةً تَمُوتُ أَوْ شَيْئًا يَفْسُدُ ذَبَحَ وَأَصْلَحَ مَا يَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ الْفَسَادَ:

English narration

Narrated by عبيد الله بن عمر العدوي

We had some sheep which used to graze at Sala'. One of our slavegirls saw a sheep dying and she broke a stone and slaughtered the sheep with it. My father said to the people, "Don't eat it till I ask the Prophet about it (or till I send somebody to ask the Prophet)." So, he asked or sent somebody to ask the Prophet, and the Prophet (ﷺ) permitted him to eat it. 'Ubaidullah (a sub-narrator) said, "I admire that girl, for though she was a slave-girl, she dared to slaughter the sheep . "

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، سَمِعَ الْمُعْتَمِرَ ، أَنْبَأَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ : "

أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ غَنَمٌ تَرْعَى بِسَلْعٍ ، فَأَبْصَرَتْ جَارِيَةٌ لَنَا بِشَاةٍ مِنْ غَنَمِنَا مَوْتًا ، فَكَسَرَتْ حَجَرًا فَذَبَحَتْهَا بِهِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ : لَا تَأْكُلُوا حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَوْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ يَسْأَلُهُ ، وَأَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَاكَ أَوْ أَرْسَلَ ، فَأَمَرَهُ بِأَكْلِهَا

" ، قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ : فَيُعْجِبُنِي أَنَّهَا أَمَةٌ ، وَأَنَّهَا ذَبَحَتْ ، تَابَعَهُ عَبْدَةُ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2304In-book: Book 40, Hadith 2304

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