72/3. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5477 — Piercing Mi'rad and Trained Hounds
The game killed by the broad side of Al- Mi'rad
Hadith About Mi'rad Piercing and Hunting Dogs
Sahih Bukhari : 5477
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5477
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نُرْسِلُ الْكِلاَبَ الْمُعَلَّمَةَ. قَالَ " كُلْ مَا أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكَ ". قُلْتُ وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ قَالَ " وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ ". قُلْتُ وَإِنَّا نَرْمِي بِالْمِعْرَاضِ. قَالَ " كُلْ مَا خَزَقَ، وَمَا أَصَابَ بِعَرْضِهِ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ ".
`Adi bin Hatim Narrated from:
I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We let loose our trained hounds after a game?" He said, "Eat what they hunt for you." I said, "Even if they killed (the game)?" He replied, 'Even if they killed (the game)." I said, 'We also hit (the game) with the Mi'rad?" He said, "Eat of the animal which the Mi'rad kills by piercing its body, but do not eat of the animal which is killed by the broad side of the Mi'rad.''
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5477In-book reference : Book 72, Hadith 3USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 386
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5477
This hadith about Mi'rad piercing and hunting dogs is another report from Adi bin Hatim. He asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about trained hounds sent after game. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to eat what they catch for you, even if they kill the game. Adi also asked about using a Mi'rad. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to eat what it kills by piercing the body, but not what is killed by its broad side. The wording is clear and practical. It makes a difference between a hunting tool that pierces and one that merely strikes hard. It also shows that the trained hound is considered in relation to what it catches for the hunter.
What we learn from this hadith
- Eat what trained hounds catch for the hunter, as stated in the hadith.
- The Mi'rad must pierce for the game to be eaten.
- The broad-side kill of the Mi'rad is not eaten.
- The report gives practical answers to hunting questions.
