English
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with Abdullah ibn Abi Talhah for him to perform tahnik (chewing a date and rubbing it on the baby’s palate). I found him holding a branding iron, branding the camels of charity. 1
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 1502 (unverified) 96% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2119a (unverified) 88% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (3)
Note 1
(1) The statement: “Holding a branding iron, branding the camels of charity”: This is for marking to distinguish them from others, understood as not on the face, as the prohibition is specific to the face or without necessity. Thus, in “Al-Mirqat.”
Note 1
(١) قوله: في يده الميسم يسم إبل الصدقة: أي للعلامة المميزة لها عن غيرها، وهو محمول على غير الوجه، والنهيخاص به أو بلا ضرورة. كذا في (المرقاة).
Note 1
صاحب درمختار نے متفرق مسائل کے ضمن میں کہا ہے کہ چوپایوں کو قصد کرنا اور ان کو داغ دینا جائز ہے۔