Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 2854

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي السَّفَرِ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ عَدِيُّ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْمِعْرَاضِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا أَصَابَ بِحَدِّهِ فَكُلْ وَإِذَا أَصَابَ بِعَرْضِهِ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ فَإِنَّهُ وَقِيذٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أُرْسِلُ كَلْبِي ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا سَمَّيْتَ فَكُلْ وَإِلاَّ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ وَإِنْ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ لِنَفْسِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أُرْسِلُ كَلْبِي فَأَجِدُ عَلَيْهِ كَلْبًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَأْكُلْ لأَنَّكَ إِنَّمَا سَمَّيْتَ عَلَى كَلْبِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us: Shu'bah narrated to us, from 'Abd Allah ibn Abi al-Safar, from al-Sha'bi, who said that 'Adi ibn Hatim said: ‘I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the mi'rad. He replied: “If it strikes with its point, eat; if it strikes with its broad side, do not eat, for that is a blow-killed animal.” I said: “Shall I send out my dog?” He replied: “If you mention Allah's name, eat; otherwise, do not eat. If it eats from the game, do not eat, for it caught it for itself.” I said: “I send out my dog and find another dog with it.” He replied: “Do not eat, because you mentioned Allah's name over your dog.”’