Hadith #327
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْ
هِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ ذَبَحَ عُصْفُورًا بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ سَأَلَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قِيلَ وَمَا حَقُّهُ قَالَ يَذْبَحُهُ ذَبْحًا وَلَا يَأْخُذُ بِعُنُقِهِ فَيَقْطَعَهُ
Isnad Chain
عفان
حماد بن سلمة
عمرو بن دينار
صهيب الحذاء
عبد الله بن عمرو
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — via 'Affan, from Hammad ibn Salama, from 'Amr ibn Dinar, from Suhayb al-Haddha' — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever slaughters a sparrow without justification — Allah (عز وجل) will question him about it on the Day of Resurrection.' It was asked: 'What is its justification?' He said: 'That he slaughter it [properly] and not wring its neck and cut it off [without proper slaughter].'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 327
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6565
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42955