Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 2857

Regarding Hunting
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ الضَّرِيرِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبِيبٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا، يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو ثَعْلَبَةَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي كِلاَبًا مُكَلَّبَةً فَأَفْتِنِي فِي صَيْدِهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏إِنْ كَانَ لَكَ كِلاَبٌ مُكَلَّبَةٌ فَكُلْ مِمَّا أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ذَكِيًّا أَوْ غَيْرَ ذَكِيٍّ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَإِنْ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفْتِنِي فِي قَوْسِي ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ كُلْ مَا رَدَّتْ عَلَيْكَ قَوْسُكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ذَكِيًّا أَوْ غَيْرَ ذَكِيٍّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَإِنْ تَغَيَّبَ عَنِّي قَالَ ‏"‏ وَإِنْ تَغَيَّبَ عَنْكَ مَا لَمْ يَصِلَّ أَوْ تَجِدَ فِيهِ أَثَرًا غَيْرَ سَهْمِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَفْتِنِي فِي آنِيَةِ الْمَجُوسِ إِنِ اضْطُرِرْنَا إِلَيْهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اغْسِلْهَا وَكُلْ فِيهَا ‏"
Translation
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As

An Arab, who was called Abu Tha'labah, said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have trained hunting dogs, so give me a ruling regarding their hunting." The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If you have trained hunting dogs, then eat from what they catch for you." He asked: "Whether they have killed it by ritual slaughter or not?" He replied: "Yes." He asked: "Even if they have eaten from it?" He replied: "And even if they have eaten from it." He said: "O Messenger of Allah, give me a ruling regarding my bow." He replied: "Eat what your bow brings back to you." He asked: "Whether it is slaughtered or not?" He replied: "Yes, whether it is slaughtered or not." He said: "And if it disappears from me?" He replied: "If it disappears from you for as long as it does not reach [stinks/spoil], or you find on it a mark other than your arrow." He said: "Give me a ruling regarding the vessels of the Magians if we are forced to use them." He replied: "Wash them and eat in them."