Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4267

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زُنْبُورٍ أَبُو صَالِحٍ الْمَكِّيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُرْسِلُ كِلاَبِي الْمُعَلَّمَةَ فَيُمْسِكْنَ عَلَىَّ فَآكُلُ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كِلاَبَكَ الْمُعَلَّمَةَ فَأَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكَ فَكُلْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا لَمْ يَشْرَكْهُنَّ كَلْبٌ مِنْ سِوَاهُنَّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَرْمِي بِالْمِعْرَاضِ فَيَخْزِقُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنْ خَزَقَ فَكُلْ وَإِنْ أَصَابَ بِعَرْضِهِ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Adi ibn Hatim said: I told the Messenger of Allah that I release my trained dogs, which hold game for me, and asked whether I may eat it. He said: When you release your trained dogs and they catch game for you, eat it. I asked: Even if they kill it? He said: Even if they kill it, as long as no other dog joins them. I said: I shoot with the mi rad and it pierces the game. He said: If it pierces it, eat; if it strikes with its broad side, do not eat.