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 5323 (Book 72, Hadith 61)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5323 (Book 72, Hadith 61) Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I do not eat mastigure, but I do not prohibit its eating.” حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5324 (Book 72, Hadith 62)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5324 (Book 72, Hadith 62) Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and I entered the house of Maimuna. A roasted mastigure was served. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stretched his hand out (to eat of it) but some woman said, “Inform Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) of what he is about to eat.” So they said, […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5325 (Book 72, Hadith 63)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5325 (Book 72, Hadith 63) Narrated Maimuna: A mouse fell into the butter-fat and died. The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about that. He said, “Throw away the mouse and the butter-fat that surrounded it, and eat the rest of the butter-fat (As-Samn). حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5326 (Book 72, Hadith 64)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5326 (Book 72, Hadith 64) Narrated Az-Zhuri: regarding an animal, e.g., a mouse or some other animal that had fallen into solid or liquid oil or butter-fat: I had been informed that a mouse had died in butter-fat whereupon Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered that the butter-fat near it be thrown away and the […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5327 (Book 72, Hadith 65)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5327 (Book 72, Hadith 65) Narrated Maimuna: 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.” حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5328 (Book 72, Hadith 66)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5328 (Book 72, Hadith 66) Narrated Salim: that Ibn `Umar disliked the branding of animals on the face. Ibn `Umar said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade beating (animals) on the face.” حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ كَرِهَ أَنْ تُعْلَمَ الصُّورَةُ،‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5329 (Book 72, Hadith 67)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5329 (Book 72, Hadith 67) Narrated Anas: I brought a brother of mine to the Prophet (ﷺ) to do Tahnik for him while the Prophet (ﷺ) was in a sheep fold of his, and I saw him branding a sheep. (The sub-narrator said: I think Anas said, branding it on the ear.) حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5330 (Book 72, Hadith 68)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5330 (Book 72, Hadith 68) Narrated Rait’ bin Khadij: 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, […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5331 (Book 72, Hadith 69)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5331 (Book 72, Hadith 69) Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij: 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 […]