Sahih al-Bukhari 1755 (Book 28, Hadith 3)
stages of journey from Medina). Abu Qatada narrated through another group of narrators: We were in
the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) at a place called Al-Qaha and some of us had assumed Ihram while the
others had not. I noticed that some of my companions were watching something, so I looked up and
saw an onager. (I rode my horse and took the spear and whip) but my whip fell down (and I asked
them to pick it up for me) but they said, “We will not help you by any means as we are in a state of
Ihram.” So, I picked up the whip myself and attacked the onager from behind a hillock and
slaughtered it and brought it to my companions. Some of them said, “Eat it.” While some others said,
“Do not eat it.” So, I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) who was ahead of us and asked him about it, He replied, “Eat
it as it is Halal (i.e. it is legal to eat it).
“ كُلُوهُ حَلاَلٌ ”. قَالَ لَنَا عَمْرٌو اذْهَبُوا إِلَى صَالِحٍ فَسَلُوهُ عَنْ هَذَا وَغَيْرِهِ، وَقَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا هَا هُنَا.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1755 (Book 28, Hadith 3)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Compiled by the esteemed Islamic scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī around 847 CE, Sahih al-Bukhari stands as one of the most revered and authoritative collections within Sunni Islam. This monumental work is a primary component of the Kutub al-Sittah, or the six canonical books of hadith. It is distinguished by its rigorous methodology and is often considered the most authentic book after the Quran. The collection is meticulously organized into 97 chapters, encompassing approximately 7,563 individual narrations of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings, actions, and approvals, forming a vital foundation for Islamic law and practice.
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