Book of Livelihood
Chapter on Hunting and Slaughtering
4224 - وَ رَوَى حَنَانُ بْنُ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ بُرْدٍ اَلْإِسْكَافِ قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ خَرَّازٌ وَ لاَ يَسْتَقِيمُ عَمَلُنَا إِلاَّ بِشَعْرِ اَلْخِنْزِيرِ نَخْرُزُ بِهِ قَالَ "خُذْ مِنْهُ وَبَرَةً فَاجْعَلْهَا فِي فَخَّارَةٍ ثُمَّ أَوْقِدْ تَحْتَهَا حَتَّى تُذْهِبَ دَسَمَهُ ثُمَّ اِعْمَلْ بِهِ".
Hadith.4224 - And Hanan ibn Sadeer narrated from Burd al-Iskafi who said:
I said to Abu Abdullah (as): 'I am a shoemaker, and our work cannot be done without using pig hair to sew with.'
Imam (as) said: 'Take a single bristle from it and place it in a clay pot, then light a fire underneath it until its grease is removed. After that, you may work with it.'"
4225 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ بُرْدٍ قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّا نَعْمَلُ بِشَعْرِ اَلْخِنْزِيرِ فَرُبَّمَا نَسِيَ اَلرَّجُلُ فَصَلَّى وَ فِي يَدِهِ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ "لاَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ وَ فِي يَدِهِ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ" وَ قَالَ "خُذُوهُ فَاغْسِلُوهُ فَمَا كَانَ لَهُ دَسَمٌ فَلاَ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِ وَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ دَسَمٌ فَاعْمَلُوا بِهِ وَ اِغْسِلُوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ مِنْهُ".
Hadith.4225 - And in the narration of Abdullah ibn al-Mughirah from Burd, he said:
I said to Abu Abdullah (as): 'May I be your ransom! We work with pig hair, and sometimes a man forgets and prays while having something of it in his hand.'
Imam (as) said: 'It is not proper for him to pray while having something of it in his hand.'
And Imam (as) also said: 'Take it and wash it. If it has grease, do not use it. But if it does not have grease, then you may use it, and wash your hands after handling it.'"
4226 - وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَارِدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ : "مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ يَكُونُ لَهُ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ عَنْزٌ حَلُوبٌ إِلاَّ قُدِّسَ أَهْلُ ذَلِكَ اَلْمَنْزِلِ وَ بُورِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَإِنْ كَانَتِ اِثْنَتَيْنِ قُدِّسُوا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ" فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا كَيْفَ يُقَدَّسُونَ قَالَ "يُقَالُ لَهُمْ بُورِكَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ طِبْتُمْ وَ طَابَ إِدَامُكُمْ" قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا مَعْنَى قُدِّسْتُمْ قَالَ "طُهِّرْتُمْ".
Hadith.4226 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Muhammad ibn Marid, who said:
"I heard Abu Abdullah (as), say: 'There is no believer who has a milking goat in his house except that the people of that house are sanctified and blessed. If there are two goats, they are sanctified twice each day.'
A man from our companions then asked: 'How are they sanctified?'
Imam (as) replied: 'It is said to them: Blessed are you, and may your food be pure and wholesome.'
I said: 'What is the meaning of being sanctified?'
Imam (as) said: 'It means you are purified.'"
4227 - وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ صَلَوَاتُ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ : "اِتَّقُوا اَللَّهَ فِيمَا خَوَّلَكُمْ وَ فِي اَلْعُجْمِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِكُمْ" فَقِيلَ لَهُ وَ مَا اَلْعُجْمُ قَالَ "اَلشَّاةُ وَ اَلْبَقَرَةُ وَ اَلْحَمَامُ وَ أَشْبَاهُ ذَلِكَ".
Hadith.4227 - Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, said:
"Fear Allah (swt) regarding what He (swt) has entrusted to you, and regarding the 'Ajm' among your possessions."
Imam (as) was asked: "What is meant by 'Ajm'?"
Imam (as) replied: "It refers to sheep, cattle, pigeons, and similar animals."
4228 - وَ شَكَا رَجُلٌ إِلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اَلْوَحْشَةَ فَأَمَرَهُ بِاتِّخَاذِ زَوْجِ حَمَامٍ".
Hadith.4228 - A man complained to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, about feeling lonely.
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, instructed him:
"Keep a pair of pigeons."
4229 - وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "إِنَّ حَفِيفَ أَجْنِحَةِ اَلْحَمَامِ لَيَطْرُدُ اَلشَّيَاطِينَ ".
Hadith.4229 - Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said:
"Indeed, the fluttering of pigeons' wings drives away the devils."
4230 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ صَنَعَ لَنَا أَبُو حَمْزَةَ طَعَاماً وَ نَحْنُ جَمَاعَةٌ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوا رَأَى أَبُو حَمْزَةَ رَجُلاً يَنْهَكُ عَظْماً فَصَاحَ بِهِ وَ قَالَ لاَ تَفْعَلْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ : "لاَ تَنْهَكُوا اَلْعِظَامَ فَإِنَّ لِلْجِنِّ فِيهَا نَصِيباً فَإِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ ذَهَبَ مِنَ اَلْبَيْتِ مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ".
Hadith.4230 - It is narrated from Ali ibn Asbat, from his father, who said:
"Abu Hamzah prepared food for us while we were a group. When the food was served, Abu Hamzah noticed a man excessively gnawing on a bone.
He shouted at him and said: 'Do not do that! For I heard Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as) say:
'Do not excessively gnaw on bones, for the jinn have a share in them. And if you do so, something better for you than that will depart from your house.'"
4231 - وَ قِيلَ لِلصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ "إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَيُبْغِضُ اَلْبَيْتَ اَللَّحِمَ وَ اَللَّحِمَ اَلسَّمِينَ" فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "إِنَّا لَنَأْكُلُ اَللَّحْمَ وَ نُحِبُّهُ وَ إِنَّمَا عَنَى عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلْبَيْتَ اَلَّذِي تُؤْكَلُ فِيهِ لُحُومُ اَلنَّاسِ بِالْغِيبَةِ وَ عَنَى بِاللَّحِمِ اَلسَّمِينِ اَلْمُتَبَخْتِرَ اَلْمُخْتَالَ فِي مِشْيَتِهِ".
Hadith.4231 - It was said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as):
"We have heard that the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: 'Indeed, Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, despises the house filled with meat and the fattened meat.'"
So Imam (as) replied: "We eat meat and love it. What the Prophet, peace be upon him, meant was the house where the flesh of people is consumed through backbiting. And by 'fattened meat,' he meant the one who is arrogant and boastful in his walk."
4232 - وَ رَوَى حَرِيزٌ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ نَهَى أَنْ يُؤْكَلَ اَللَّحْمُ غَرِيضاً يَعْنِي نِيئاً وَ قَالَ "إِنَّمَا تَأْكُلُهُ اَلسِّبَاعُ" " قَالَ حَرِيزٌ يَعْنِي حَتَّى تُغَيِّرَهُ اَلشَّمْسُ أَوِ اَلنَّارُ.
Hadith.4232 - Hariz narrated from Zurara, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that the Messenger of Allah (swt) prohibited eating meat raw, meaning uncooked.
The Prophet (sw) said: "It is only eaten by wild beasts."
Hariz said: "This means until it is altered by the sun or fire."
4233 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "لاَ يُؤْكَلُ مِنَ اَلْغِرْبَانِ زَاغٌ وَ لاَ غَيْرُهُ وَ لاَ يُؤْكَلُ مِنَ اَلْحَيَّاتِ شَيْءٌ".
Hadith.4233 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said:
"No type of crow, whether a 'Zagh' or any other kind, is permissible to eat, and nothing from snakes is permissible to eat."