72/14. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5496 — Utensils and Hunting Rules
The utensils of Magians and (eating) dead flesh
People of the Book Utensils Hadith: Hunting With Bow and Hounds
Sahih Bukhari : 5496
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5496
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ حَيْوَةَ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيُّ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا بِأَرْضِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ، فَنَأْكُلُ فِي آنِيَتِهِمْ، وَبِأَرْضِ صَيْدٍ، أَصِيدُ بِقَوْسِي، وَأَصِيدُ بِكَلْبِي الْمُعَلَّمِ، وَبِكَلْبِي الَّذِي لَيْسَ بِمُعَلَّمٍ. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ أَنَّكَ بِأَرْضِ أَهْلِ كِتَابٍ فَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا فِي آنِيَتِهِمْ، إِلاَّ أَنْ لاَ تَجِدُوا بُدًّا، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا بُدًّا فَاغْسِلُوهَا وَكُلُوا، وَأَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ أَنَّكُمْ بِأَرْضِ صَيْدٍ، فَمَا صِدْتَ بِقَوْسِكَ، فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَكُلْ، وَمَا صِدْتَ بِكَلْبِكَ الْمُعَلَّمِ، فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَكُلْ، وَمَا صِدْتَ بِكَلْبِكَ الَّذِي لَيْسَ بِمُعَلَّمٍ، فَأَدْرَكْتَ ذَكَاتَهُ، فَكُلْهُ ".
Abu Tha'labah Al-Khushani Narrated from:
I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We are living in the land of the people of the Scripture, and we take our meals in their utensils, and there is game in that land and I hunt with my bow and with my trained hound and with my untrained hound." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "As for your saying that you are in the land of people of the Scripture, you should not eat in their utensils unless you find no alternative, in which case you must wash the utensils and then eat in them As for your saying that you are in the land of game, if you hunt something with your bow, mention Allah's Name (while hunting the game) and eat; and if you hunt something with your trained hound, mention Allah's Name on sending and eat; and if you hunt something with your untrained hound and get it alive, slaughter it and you can eat of it."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5496In-book reference : Book 72, Hadith 22USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 404
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5496
This People of the Book utensils hadith repeats Abu Tha'laba’s question with clear steps. He asks about living among the People of the Scripture, eating in their utensils, and hunting with a bow, trained hound, and untrained hound. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says not to eat in their utensils unless there is no alternative. If there is no alternative, wash them and then eat. For hunting, if something is hunted with a bow, Allah’s Name should be mentioned and it may be eaten. If hunted with a trained hound, Allah’s Name should be mentioned and it may be eaten. If the untrained hound catches it and the hunter finds it alive, he should slaughter it and then eat.
What we learn from this hadith
- Use other utensils when available; otherwise wash before eating.
- Mention Allah’s Name when hunting with a bow.
- Mention Allah’s Name when sending a trained hound.
- With an untrained hound, the animal must be reached alive and slaughtered.
