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[Machine] He brought two rabbits to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he hung them in his hand. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, I came with sheep but I found these two rabbits and I did not find a knife to slaughter them with, so I slaughtered them with a branch. Can I eat them?" He said, "Yes."  

الطبراني:١٦٦٣٧ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ رَاهَوَيْهِ ثنا أَبِي ثنا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ صَفْوَانَ

أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِأَرْنَبَيْنِ فَعَلَّقَهُمَا فِي يَدِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُ غَنَمًا لِي فَوَجَدْتُ هَاتَيْنِ الْأَرْنَبَيْنِ وَلَمْ أَجِدْ حَدِيدَةً أُذَكِّيهِمَا بِهَا فَذَكَّيْتُهُمَا بِمَرْوَةٍ أَفَآكُلُهُمَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ»  

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Collected by Nasāʾī, Ibn Mājah, Dārimī, Ḥākim
nasai:4399 – Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Dāwud > ʿĀmir > Muḥammad b. Ṣafwān

he caught two rabbits and he could not find a knife with which to slaughter then, so he slaughtered them with Marwah. Then he came to the Prophet and said: "O Mesenger of Allah! I caught two rabbits but I could not find a knife with which to slaughter them, so I slaughtered them with Marwah;l can I eat them?" He said: "Eat (them)."  

النسائي:٤٣٩٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ

أَنَّهُ أَصَابَ أَرْنَبَيْنِ وَلَمْ يَجِدْ حَدِيدَةً يَذْبَحُهُمَا بِهِ فَذَكَّاهُمَا بِمَرْوَةٍ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي اصْطَدْتُ أَرْنَبَيْنِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ حَدِيدَةً أُذَكِّيهِمَا بِهِ فَذَكَّيْتُهُمَا بِمَرْوَةٍ أَفَآكُلُ قَالَ كُلْ  

ibnmajah:3244 – Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Dāwud b. Abū Hind > al-Shaʿbī > Muḥammad b. Ṣafwān

“O Messenger of Allah, I caught these two rabbits but I cannot find any iron* with which to slaughter them with Marwah** and eat them?” He said: “Eat.”  

ابن ماجة:٣٢٤٤ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَنْبَأَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ

أَنَّهُ مَرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِأَرْنَبَيْنِ مُعَلِّقَهُمَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ هَذَيْنِ الأَرْنَبَيْنِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ حَدِيدَةً أُذَكِّيهِمَا بِهَا فَذَكَّيْتُهُمَا بِمَرْوَةٍ أَفَآكُلُ قَالَ كُلْ  

darimi:2057 – Yazīd b. Hārūn > Dāwud b. Abū Hind > ʿĀmir > Muḥammad b. Ṣafwān

“O Messenger of Allah, I caught these two rabbits but I cannot find any iron* with which to slaughter them with Marwah** and eat them?” He said: “Eat.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3244)   

الدارمي:٢٠٥٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَنْبَأَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ

أَنَّهُ مَرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِأَرْنَبَيْنِ مُعَلِّقُهُمَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي دَخَلْتُ غَنَمَ أَهْلِي فَاصْطَدْتُ هَذَيْنِ الْأَرْنَبَيْنِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ حَدِيدَةً أُذَكِّيهِمَا بِهَا فَذَكَّيْتُهُمَا بِمَرْوَةٍ أَفَآكُلُ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ»  

hakim:7581 – al-Ḥasan b. Yaʿqūb al-ʿAdl > Yaḥyá b. Abū Ṭālib > ʿAbd al-Wahhāb b. ʿAṭāʾ > Dāwud b. Abū Hind > al-Shaʿbī > Muḥammad b. Ṣafwān > Aṣāb

he caught two rabbits and he could not find a knife with which to slaughter then, so he slaughtered them with Marwah. Then he came to the Prophet and said: "O Mesenger of Allah! I caught two rabbits but I could not find a knife with which to slaughter them, so I slaughtered them with Marwah;l can I eat them?" He said: "Eat (them)." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4399)  

الحاكم:٧٥٨١ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْعَدْلُ ثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ أَنْبَأَ دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ

أَنَّهُ أَصَابَ أَرْنَبَيْنِ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ حَدِيدَةً يُذَكِّيهِمَا فَذَبَحَهُمَا بِمَرْوَةٍ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي اصْطَدْتُ أَرْنَبَيْنِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ حَدِيدَةً أُذَكِّيهِمَا فَذَكَّيْتُهُمَا بِمَرْوَةٍ أَفَآكُلُ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ كُلْ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ مَعَ الِاخْتِلَافِ فِيهِ عَلَى الشَّعْبِيِّ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ على شرط مسلم