Hadith #560
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ مَعَ وَالِدِهِ بِالْحَرَّةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ إِنَّ نَاقَةً لِي ذَهَبَتْ فَإِنْ أَصَبْتَهَا فَأَمْسِكْهَا فَوَجَدَهَا الرَّجُلُ فَلَمْ يَجِئْ صَاحِبُهَا حَتَّى مَرِضَتْ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ انْحَرْهَا حَتَّى نَأْكُلَهَا فَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ حَت
َّى نَفَقَتْ فَقَالَتْ امْرَأَتُهُ اسْلُخْهَا حَتَّى نُقَدِّدَ لَحْمَهَا وَشَحْمَهَا قَالَ حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ عِنْدَكَ شَيْءٌ يُغْنِيكَ عَنْهَا قَالَ لَا قَالَ كُلْهَا فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ هَلَّا نَحَرْتَهَا قَالَ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْكَ
Isnad Chain
عبد الله
الحسن بن يحيى
عبد الصمد
حماد بن سلمة
سماك
جابر بن سمرة
English Translation
It was narrated from Jabir ibn Samura (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man was at al-Harra with his father when another man told him: 'My she-camel has gone missing. If you find her, keep her.' The man found the camel, but its owner did not come until it fell ill. His wife said: 'Slaughter it so we can eat it.' He refused, and it died. He then went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this matter, and the Prophet ﷺ gave him a ruling on it.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 38, Hadith 560
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 19998
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-56388