Jami’ at-Tirmidhi is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abu ‘Isa Muhammad at-Tirmidhi. It is notable for its classification of hadith based on authenticity and legal relevance, and includes commentary on the reliability of narrators and juristic differences among scholars.

Book 18, The Book on Hunting, discusses the rules of hunting and slaughtering animals in a lawful manner.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 13

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 13 Narrated Umm Habibah bint Al-‘Irbad: From her father: “On the day of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited eating the meat of every predator that has canine teeth, the meat of every bird that has talons, the meat of the domestic donkey, the Mujath-thamah, the Khalisah, and from […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 14

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 14 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited taking a living thing as a shooting target.” حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُتَّخَذَ شَيْءٌ فِيهِ الرُّوحُ غَرَضًا ‏.‏ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 15

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 15 Narrated Abu Sa’eed: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Slaughtering the fetus is (achieved by) the slaughtering of its mother.” حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْوَدَّاكِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 16

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 16 Narrated Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited (eating) every predator possessing canine teeth.” حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 17

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 17 Another chain with similar meaning. حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ، نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَأَبُو إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيُّ اسْمُهُ عَائِذُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 18

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 18 Narrated Jabir: “On the Day of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited eating domesticated donkeys, the meat of mules, every predator that possesses canine teeth, and every bird that possesses talons.” حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 19

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 19 Narrated Abu Hurairah: “The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited every predator that possesses canine teeth.” حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَرَّمَ كُلَّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 20

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 20 Narrated Abu Waqid Al-Laithi: “The Prophet (ﷺ) came to Al-Madinah and they were in the habit of cutting the humps off of the camels and cutting the buttocks from the sheep. He said: ‘Whatever is cut from an animal while it is alive, then it is dead flesh.’” حَدَّثَنَا […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 21

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 21 Another chain with similar meaning. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْجُوزَجَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ‏.‏ وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ ‏.‏ وَأَبُو وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيُّ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 22

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 22 Narrated Abu Al-‘Ushara’: From his father that he said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Is there no slaughtering except upon the neck and the throat ?’ He said: ‘If you stab its thigh it would be accepted to you.’” حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 23

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 23 Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever kills a gecko in one strike, he has such and such reward, and if he kills it on the second strike, he will have such and such reward, and if he kills it on the third strike, then […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 24

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 18, Hadith 24 Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Kill snakes and kill Dhut-Tufyatain and Al-Abtar, because they blind the sight and cause abortions of fetuses.” حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم […]