#5271

Sunan Abu Dawud

Sunan Abu Dawud #5271

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، أَنَّ طَبِيبًا، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ ضِفْدَعٍ يَجْعَلُهَا فِي دَوَاءٍ فَنَهَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ قَتْلِهَا ‏.‏

When a physician consulted the Prophet (ﷺ) about putting frogs in medicine, he forbade him to kill them.

Narrated by Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Uthman:

Context

This hadith recounts an interaction where a physician asked the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) about using frogs in medicine. The Prophet forbade the killing of frogs, indicating a respect for all living creatures. This reflects a broader Islamic principle of compassion towards animals and the ethical considerations that should guide our actions, even in the context of medical practices.

Modern Application

In modern healthcare, this principle can be applied by considering the ethical treatment of animals in research and medicine. It encourages professionals to seek alternatives that do not harm living beings, promoting compassion and ethical standards in medical practices.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Ethics of Interaction and Prophetic Conduct because it emphasizes the importance of compassion towards all creatures in our actions and decisions.

Ethics of Interaction Prophetic Conduct

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Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allah said], "O Moses, fear not. Indeed, in My presence the messengers do not fear.

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He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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This hadith is #5271 from Sunan Abu Dawud, in the Book of General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) and narrated by Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Uthman:.

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