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Hadith 1873
Hadith #
1873
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
4
Section
185
Part
The Book of Haj
Chapter
Manner of Slaughtering
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Al-Nahr is slaughtering from the upper part of the chest (applicable to camels only) and al-Dhabh is slaughtering from the throat.’”
3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) النَّحْرُ فِي اللَّبَّةِ وَالذَّبْحُ فِي الْحَلْقِ.
Tags Sacrifice/OfferingHunting and Slaughter

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