عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُ قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِذِي الحُلَيْفَةِ، فَأَصَابَ النَّاسَ جُوعٌ، فَأَصَابُوا إِبِلًا وَغَنَمًا، قَالَ: وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أُخْرَيَاتِ القَوْمِ، فَعَجِلُوا، وَذَبَحُوا، وَنَصَبُوا القُدُورَ، فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالقُدُورِ، فَأُكْفِئَتْ، ثُمَّ قَسَمَ، فَعَدَلَ عَشَرَةً مِنَ الغَنَمِ بِبَعِيرٍ فَنَدَّ مِنْهَا بَعِيرٌ، فَطَلَبُوهُ، فَأَعْيَاهُمْ وَكَانَ فِي القَوْمِ خَيْلٌ يَسِيرَةٌ، فَأَهْوَى رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ بِسَهْمٍ، فَحَبَسَهُ اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «إِنَّ لِهَذِهِ البَهَائِمِ أَوَابِدَ كَأَوَابِدِ الوَحْشِ، فَمَا غَلَبَكُمْ مِنْهَا فَاصْنَعُوا بِهِ هَكَذَا»، فَقَالَ أي رافع: إِنَّا نَرْجُو -أَوْ نَخَافُ- العَدُوَّ غَدًا، وَلَيْسَتْ مَعَنَا مُدًى، أَفَنَذْبَحُ بِالقَصَبِ؟ قَالَ: «مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ، وَذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَكُلُوهُ، لَيْسَ السِّنَّ وَالظُّفُرَ، وَسَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ: أَمَّا السِّنُّ فَعَظْمٌ، وَأَمَّا الظُّفُرُ فَمُدَى الحَبَشَةِ».
Kutoka kwa Raafi bin Khadiji radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake amesema: Siku moja tulikuwa pamoja na Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake maeneo ya Dhul-Hulaifa, watu wakapatwa na njaa, wakapata ngamia na mbuzi, akasema: Na Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake alikuwa mwisho wa watu wote, wakaharakisha, wakachinja, na wakabandika vyungu, Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake akaamrisha vyungu vikamiminwa, kisha akagawa na akalinganisha mbuzi kumi sawa na ngamia mmoja, ngamia mmoja akatoroka, wakamtafuta, akawashinda, na hawakuweza kumpata, na walikuwa na farasi wachache, mtu mmoja akarusha mshale, Mwenyezi Mungu akauzuia, kisha akasema rehema na amani ziwe juu yake: "Hakika wanyama hawa wafugwao ni wanyama kama walivyo wanyama pori, watakaokushindeni miongoni mwao (kuwachinja) basi fanyeni hivyo", Raafi akasema: Sisi tunawahofia maadui kesho, na hatuna visu, je tuchinje kwa miti mikavu iliyochongwa? Akasema: "Mnyama yoyote atakayemwagwa damu, na akatajiwa jina la Mwenyezi Mungu basi kuleni, isipokuwa jino na kwato, na nitakuelezeni kuhusu hilo: Ama jino ninamaanisha mfupa, na ama kwato ni visu vya wahabeshi".
Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in Dhul-Hulayfah when the people were struck by hunger. They got camels and sheep as war booty. He said: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was at the rear. They hurried and slaughtered the animals and set up the pots. So, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the pots should be overturned. Then he distributed, deeming ten sheep equal to one camel. One of the camels fled, and the people ran after it till they were exhausted. There were only a few horses with them. A man, thus, threw an arrow at the camel, and Allah caused it to stop. Then he said: "These animals have instincts like those of the wild beasts, so if you lose control over one of them, treat it in this way." He, i.e., Rāfi‘, said: We hope—or we fear—to meet the enemy tomorrow, and we have no knives; can we slaughter with reeds? He said, "Whatever causes the blood to flow, and the name of Allah is mentioned over it, then eat it, except for teeth and claws. I will tell you about this: as for teeth, they are bones, and as for claws, they are the knives of the Abyssinians."
Kumewekwa wazi sehemu ya unyenyekevu wake rehema na amani ziwe juu yake kwa kutembea kwake nyuma ya jeshi, na kuchunga kwake Maswahaba wake, na kuwafuatilia, na kukubali kwake nasaha za Maswahaba wake radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake.
Kiongozi anatakiwa kuwaadabisha raia wake na jeshi lake, kwani aliwaadabisha Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake kwa haraka hii na maamuzi haya waliyoyafanya, kabla ya kuchukua idhini yake, malipo yao yakawa ni kuwanyima walichokitaka.
Uharaka wa kuitika amri za Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake kwa Maswahaba radhi za Allah ziwe juu yao.
Katazo la kuchukua ngawira mpaka zigawanywe.
Uadilifu hasa hasa katika sehemu ya kupambana na maadui na makafiri; kwa sababu hilo ni miongoni mwa sababu za ushindi na kuwazidi maadui.
Amesema Nawawi: Atakapofuga mtu kuwa ngamia au ng'ombe au farasi anaweza kumdhuru au mbuzi akakimbia au kinginecho basi anakuwa ni sawa kiwindwa kingine, kinakuwa halali kwa kukirushia mshale au kinginecho.
Ni wajibu kumchinja mnyama ili awe halali kuliwa, na mnyama ni sharti: 1- Awe halali kuliwa, 2- Awe anawezekana kupatikana, ama asiyewezekana hukumu yake ni sawa na hukumu ya wanyama pori, 3- Awe ni mnyama wa nchi kavu; ama wanyama wa Baharini hao si sharti kuchinjwa.
Sharti za kusihi kuchinja: 1- Mchinjaji awe na vigezo vya kuchinja, kwa kuwa na akili, na utambuzi, na awe muislamu au Ahlu kitab, 2- Ataje jina la Mwenyezi Mungu wakati wa kuanza kuchinja, 3- Kifaa cha kuchinjia kiwe chenye kufaa, yaani kifaa kinachotumika kuchinjia kiwe kikali cha madini ya aina yoyote ile isipokuwa mfupa na kwato, 4- Kuchinja kuwe mahala pa kuchinjia kwa mnyama anayewezekana kuchinjwa, kwa kukata mshipa wa fahamu na koo na mishipa ya shingo.