Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.

Book 72, Hunting & Slaughtering, discusses lawful hunting and slaughter practices.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5311 (Book 72, Hadith 49)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5311 (Book 72, Hadith 49) Narrated `Ali: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited Al-Mut’a marriage and the eating of donkey’s meat in the year of the Khaibar battle. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَسَنِ، ابْنَىْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِمَا، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ـ رضى الله عنهم ـ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5312 (Book 72, Hadith 50)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5312 (Book 72, Hadith 50) Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited the eating of donkey’s meat on the day of the battle of Khaibar, and allowed the eating of horse flesh. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5313 (Book 72, Hadith 51)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5313 (Book 72, Hadith 51) Narrated Al-Bara’ and Ibn Abi `Aufa: The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited the eating of donkey’s meat. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَدِيٌّ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، وَابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى، رضى الله عنهم قَالاَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ‏.‏ Sahih al-Bukhari 5313 (Book 72, Hadith […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5314 (Book 72, Hadith 52)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5314 (Book 72, Hadith 52) Narrated Abu Tha’alba: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited the eating of donkey’s meat. Narrated Az-Zuhri: The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited the eating of beasts having fangs. حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا إِدْرِيسَ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا ثَعْلَبَةَ قَالَ حَرَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5315 (Book 72, Hadith 53)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5315 (Book 72, Hadith 53) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Someone came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “The donkeys have been (slaughtered and) eaten. Another man came and said, “The donkeys have been destroyed.” On that the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered a caller to announce to the people: Allah and His Apostle forbid you […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5316 (Book 72, Hadith 54)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5316 (Book 72, Hadith 54) Narrated `Amr: I said to Jabir bin Zaid, “The people claim that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the eating of donkey’s meat.” He said, “Al-Hakam bin `Amr Al-Ghifari used to say so when he was with us, but Ibn `Abbas, the great religious learned man, refused to give a […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5317 (Book 72, Hadith 55)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5317 (Book 72, Hadith 55) Narrated Abu Tha`laba: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the eating of the meat of beasts having fangs. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5318 (Book 72, Hadith 56)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5318 (Book 72, Hadith 56) Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Once Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) passed by a dead sheep and said (to the people), “Why don’t you use its hide?” They said, “But it is dead,” He said, “Only eating it, is prohibited.” حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5319 (Book 72, Hadith 57)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5319 (Book 72, Hadith 57) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a dead goat and said, “There is no harm if its owners benefit from its skin.” حَدَّثَنَا خَطَّابُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حِمْيَرَ، عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5320 (Book 72, Hadith 58)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5320 (Book 72, Hadith 58) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “None is wounded in Allah’s Cause but will come on the Day of Resurrection with his wound bleeding. The thing that will come out of his wound will be the color of blood, but its smell will be the smell of […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5321 (Book 72, Hadith 59)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5321 (Book 72, Hadith 59) Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘The example of a good pious companion and an evil one is that of a person carrying musk and another blowing a pair of bellows. The one who is carrying musk will either give you some perfume as a present, or […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5322 (Book 72, Hadith 60)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5322 (Book 72, Hadith 60) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once we provoked a rabbit at Marr-az-Zahran. The people chased it till they got tired. Then I caught It and brought it to Abu Talha, who slaughtered it and then sent both its pelvic pieces (or legs) to the Prophet, and the Prophet (ﷺ) […]