Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 2847
Regarding Hunting
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
Narrated 'Abi b. Hatim
I asked the Prophet (ﷺ), saying: "I send forth trained hunting dogs, and they catch game for me; may I eat from it?" He said: "When you send forth trained dogs and mention the name of Allah, eat from what they catch for you." I said: "Even if they kill it?" He said: "Even if they kill it, as long as no other dog that is not from them joins them." I said: "I throw the mi'rad (a blunt hunting weapon or a staff without an iron tip) and hit the game; may I eat from it?" He said: "When you throw the mi'rad and mention the name of Allah, and it strikes and pierces, eat it; but if it strikes with its side [by impact alone], do not eat it."