Chapter on Slaughtering and Sacrificing and What is to Be Said During Slaughter
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 138
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 138
Chapter on Slaughtering and Sacrificing and What is to Be Said During Slaughter
وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ « فَاذْكُرُوا اِسْمَ اَللّٰهِ عَلَيْهٰا صَوٰافَّ » قَالَ «ذَلِكَ حِينَ تَصُفُّ لِلنَّحْرِ وَ تَرْبِطُ يَدَيْهَا مَا بَيْنَ اَلْخُفِّ إِلَى اَلرُّكْبَةِ وَ وُجُوبُ جُنُوبِهَا إِذَا وَقَعَتْ إِلَى اَلْأَرْضِ ».
Abdullah ibn Sinan narrated from Imam Abu Abdullah عليه السلام regarding the words of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted: "So mention the name of Allah سبحانه وتعالى upon them while they are lined up [for sacrifice]" (Surah Al-Hajj 22:36). Imam عليه السلام said: "This refers to when they are positioned for sacrifice, and their forelegs are tied from the hooves to the knees, and their sides fall to the ground after they are slaughtered."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 175