Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 2847

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُرْسِلُ الْكِلاَبَ الْمُعَلَّمَةَ فَتُمْسِكُ عَلَىَّ أَفَآكُلُ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ الْكِلاَبَ الْمُعَلَّمَةَ وَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَكُلْ مِمَّا أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ مَا لَمْ يَشْرَكْهَا كَلْبٌ لَيْسَ مِنْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَرْمِي بِالْمِعْرَاضِ فَأُصِيبُ أَفَآكُلُ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا رَمَيْتَ بِالْمِعْرَاضِ وَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَأَصَابَ فَخَزَقَ فَكُلْ وَإِنْ أَصَابَ بِعَرْضِهِ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn 'Isa narrated to us: Jarir narrated to us, from Mansur, from Ibrahim, from Hammam, from 'Adi ibn Hatim, who said: ‘I asked the Prophet (ﷺ): “I send out trained dogs, and they catch game for me. May I eat it?” He replied: “When you send out your trained dogs and mention Allah's name, eat what they catch for you.” I asked: “Even if they kill it?” He replied: “Even if they kill it, provided no dog other than yours joins them.” I asked: “I shoot with a mi'rad and it strikes the game; may I eat it?” He replied: “When you shoot with a mi'rad and mention Allah's name, and it strikes and pierces the game, eat it. But if it strikes with its broad side, do not eat it.”’