Chapter: The Permissibility Of Branding Animals Anywhere But On The Face, And This Is Recommended In The Case Of Animals Given As Zakat Ot Jizyah
Anas reported that when his mother gave birth to a child they brought that child to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) so that he might chew some dates and touch his palate with them. and Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was at that time in the fold busy in cauterising the animals Shu'ba said: So far as I know (he was cauterising) their ears.
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