72/1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5475 — Mi'rad, Trained Hound, and Allah's Name
The mentioning of Allah's Name while hunting
وَقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَيَبْلُوَنَّكُمُ اللَّهُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الصَّيْدِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ}. وَقَوْلِهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ: {أُحِلَّتْ لَكُمْ بَهِيمَةُ الأَنْعَامِ إِلاَّ مَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {فَلاَ تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَاخْشَوْنِ} وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: الْعُقُودُ الْعُهُودُ، مَا أُحِلَّ وَحُرِّمَ {إِلاَّ مَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ} الْخِنْزِيرُ. {يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ} يَحْمِلَنَّكُمْ {شَنَآنُ} عَدَاوَةُ {الْمُنْخَنِقَةُ} تُخْنَقُ فَتَمُوتُ {الْمَوْقُوذَةُ} تُضْرَبُ بِالْخَشَبِ يُوقِذُهَا فَتَمُوتُ {وَالْمُتَرَدِّيَةُ} تَتَرَدَّى مِنَ الْجَبَلِ {وَالنَّطِيحَةُ} تُنْطَحُ الشَّاةُ، فَمَا أَدْرَكْتَهُ يَتَحَرَّكُ بِذَنَبِهِ أَوْ بِعَيْنِهِ فَاذْبَحْ وَكُلْ.
Hadith About Halal Hunting With Mi'rad and Hound
Sahih Bukhari : 5475
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5475
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ صَيْدِ الْمِعْرَاضِ قَالَ " مَا أَصَابَ بِحَدِّهِ فَكُلْهُ، وَمَا أَصَابَ بِعَرْضِهِ فَهْوَ وَقِيذٌ ". وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ صَيْدِ الْكَلْبِ فَقَالَ " مَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَيْكَ فَكُلْ، فَإِنَّ أَخْذَ الْكَلْبِ ذَكَاةٌ، وَإِنْ وَجَدْتَ مَعَ كَلْبِكَ أَوْ كِلاَبِكَ كَلْبًا غَيْرَهُ فَخَشِيتَ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَخَذَهُ مَعَهُ، وَقَدْ قَتَلَهُ، فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ، فَإِنَّمَا ذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَى كَلْبِكَ وَلَمْ تَذْكُرْهُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ ".
`Adi bin Hatim Narrated from:
I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the game killed by a Mi'rad (i.e. a sharp-edged piece of wood or a piece of wood provided with a sharp piece of iron used for hunting). He said, "If the game is killed with its sharp edge, eat of it, but if it is killed with its shaft, with a hit by its broad side then the game is (unlawful to eat) for it has been beaten to death."I asked him about the game killed by a trained hound. He said, "If the hound catches the game for you, eat of it, for killing the game by the hound, is like its slaughtering. But if you see with your hound or hounds another dog, and you are afraid that it might have shared in hunting the game with your hound and killed it, then you should not eat of it, because you have mentioned Allah's name on (sending) your hound only, but you have not mentioned it on some other hound.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5475In-book reference : Book 72, Hadith 1USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 384
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5475
This hadith about halal hunting gives careful rules from a question asked by Adi bin Hatim. He asked about game killed by a Mi'rad. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that if the sharp edge kills it, it may be eaten, but if the broad side kills it, it is beaten to death and not lawful to eat. Adi also asked about hunting with a trained hound. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم allowed eating what the hound catches for the hunter, but warned against eating if another dog may have shared in the hunt, because Allah's name was mentioned on the hunter's dog, not the other one. The text teaches care, certainty, and saying Allah's name in hunting.
What we learn from this hadith
- The sharp edge of the Mi'rad is treated differently from its broad side.
- A trained hound's catch may be eaten when it catches for the hunter.
- If another dog may have shared in killing it, the game is avoided.
- Mentioning Allah's name is part of the hunting guidance in the text.
