Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Time has come back to its original state which it had on the day Allah created the
Heavens and the Earth. The year is twelve months, four of which are sacred, three of them are in
succession, namely Dhul-Qa’da, Dhul Hijja and Muharram, (the fourth being) Rajab Mudar which is
between Juma’da (ath-thamj and Sha’ban. The Prophet (ﷺ) then asked, “Which month is this?” We said,
“Allah and his Apostle know better.” He kept silent so long that we thought that he would call it by a
name other than its real name. He said, “Isn’t it the month of Dhul-Hijja?” We said, “Yes.” He said,
“Which town is this?” We said, “Allah and His Apostle know better.” He kept silent so long that we
thought that he would call it t,y a name other than its real name. He said, “isn’t it the town (of
Mecca)?” We replied, “Yes.” He said, “What day is today?” We replied, “Allah and His Apostle know
better.” He kept silent so long that we thought that he would call it by a name other than its real name.
He said, “Isn’t it the day of Nahr?” We replied, “Yes.” He then said, “Your blood, properties and honor
are as sacred to one another as this day of yours in this town of yours in this month of yours. You will
meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds. Beware! Do not go astray after me by cutting
the necks of each other. It is incumbent upon those who are present to convey this message to those
who are absent, for some of those to whom it is conveyed may comprehend it better than some of
those who have heard it directly.” (Muhammad, the sub-narrator, on mentioning this used to say: The
Prophet then said, “No doubt! Haven’t I delivered (Allah’s) Message (to you)? Haven’t I delivered
Allah’s message (to you)?”

‘Abdullah (bin ‘Umar) used to slaughter his sacrifice at the
slaughtering place (i.e the slaughtering place of the Prophet (ﷺ) ) .

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, he just slaughtered it for
himself, and whoever slaughtered it after the prayer, he slaughtered it at the right time and followed
the tradition of the Muslims.”

that the Prophet (ﷺ) distributed among his companions some animals for sacrifice (to be slaughtered on
`Id-al-Adha). `Uqba’s share was a Jadha’a (a six month old goat). `Uqba said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I get
in my share of Jadha’a (a six month old ram).” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Slaughter it as a sacrifice.”

that the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon her when she had her menses at Sarif before entering Mecca, and she
was weeping (because she was afraid that she would not be able to perform the Hajj). The Prophet (ﷺ)
said, “What is wrong with you? Have you got your period?” She said, “Yes.” He said, “This is a
matter Allah has decreed for all the daughters of Adam, so perform all the ceremonies of Hajj like the
others, but do not perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba.” `Aisha added: When we were at Mina, beef
was brought to me and I asked, “What is this?” They (the people) said, “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) has
slaughtered some cows as sacrifices on behalf of his wives.”

I said to the Prophet, “We will be facing the enemy tomorrow and we have no knives (for
slaughtering)’ He said, “If you slaughter the animal with anything that causes its blood to flow out,
and if Allah’s Name is mentioned on slaughtering it, eat of it, unless the killing instrument is a tooth or
nail. I will tell you why: As for the tooth, it is a bone; and as for the nail, it is the knife of Ethiopians.”
The quick ones among the people got the war booty while the Prophet (ﷺ) was behind the people. So they
placed the cooking pots on the fire, but the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered the cooking pots to be turned upside
down. Then he distributed (the war booty) among them, considering one camel as equal to ten sheep.
Then a camel belonging to the first party of people ran away and they had no horses with them, so a
man shot it with an arrow whereby Allah stopped it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Of these animals there are
some which are as wild as wild beasts. So, if anyone of them runs away like this, do like this (shoot it
with an arrow).

While we were with the Prophet. on a journey, one of the camels ran away. A man shot it with an
arrow and stopped it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Of these camels some are as wild as wild beasts, so if one of
them runs away and you cannot catch it, then do like this (shoot it with an arrow).” I said, “O Allah’s
Apostle! Sometimes when we are in battles or on a journey we want to slaughter (animals) but we
have no knives.” He said, “Listen! If you slaughter the animal with anything that causes its blood to
flow out, and if Allah’s Name is mentioned on slaughtering it, eat of it, provided that the slaughtering
instrument is not a tooth or a nail, as the tooth is a bone and the nail is the knife of Ethiopians.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said (on the day of Idal-Adha), “The first thing we will do on this day of ours, is to offer
the (`Id) prayer and then return to slaughter the sacrifice. Whoever does so, he acted according to our
Sunna (tradition), and whoever slaughtered (the sacrifice) before the prayer, what he offered was just
meat he presented to his family, and that will not be considered as Nusak (sacrifice).” (On hearing
that) Abu Burda bin Niyar got up, for he had slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, and said, “I
have got a six month old ram.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘Slaughter it (as a sacrifice) but it will not be
sufficient for any-one else (as a sacrifice after you). Al-Bara’ added: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever
slaughtered (the sacrifice) after the prayer, he slaughtered it at the right time and followed the tradition
of the Muslims.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about a mouse that had fallen into butter-fat (and died). He said, “Throw away
the mouse and the portion of butter-fat around it, and eat the rest.”

that Ibn `Umar disliked the branding of animals on the face. Ibn `Umar said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade
beating (animals) on the face.”