Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 2854
Regarding Hunting
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
Narrated 'Adi b. Hatim
Adi ibn Hatim said: I asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about the mi'rad (a heavy blunt arrow or stick used for hunting without a sharp tip), and he said: "If it strikes with its edge, eat it, but if it strikes with its flat side, do not eat it, for it is killed by impact (mawqouhd)." I said: "I release my dog?" He said: "If you mention the name of Allah, eat, and if you do not, do not eat. And if it eats from it, do not eat, for it only caught it for itself." He said: "I release my dog and find another dog with it?" He said: "Do not eat, because you only mentioned the name of Allah over your dog."