34/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1929a — Halal Hunting with Dogs and Mi‘rad
Hunting with trained dogs and arrows
Hadith About Hunting with Dogs and Mi‘rad in Islam
Sahih Muslim : 1929a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1929a
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أُرْسِلُ الْكِلاَبَ الْمُعَلَّمَةَ فَيُمْسِكْنَ عَلَىَّ وَأَذْكُرُ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ " إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ الْمُعَلَّمَ وَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَكُلْ " . قُلْتُ وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ قَالَ " وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ مَا لَمْ يَشْرَكْهَا كَلْبٌ لَيْسَ مَعَهَا " . قُلْتُ لَهُ فَإِنِّي أَرْمِي بِالْمِعْرَاضِ الصَّيْدَ فَأُصِيبُ فَقَالَ " إِذَا رَمَيْتَ بِالْمِعْرَاضِ فَخَزَقَ فَكُلْهُ وَإِنْ أَصَابَهُ بِعَرْضِهِ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْهُ " .
`Adi bin Hatim Narrated from:
I said: Messenger of Allah, I set off trained dogs and they catch for me (the game) and I recite the name of Allah over it (I slaughter the game by reciting Bismillah-i-Allah-o-Akbar), whereupon he said: When you set off your trained dogs, if you recited the name of Allah (while setting them off), then eat (the game). I said: Even if they (the trained dogs) kill that (the game)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Even if these kill, but (on the condition) that no other dog, which you did not set off (along with your dogs), participates (in catching the game).I said to him: I throw Mi'rad, a heavy featherless blunt arrow, for hunting and killing (the game). Thereupon he said: When you throw Mi'rad, and it pierces, then eat, but if it falls flatly (and beats the game to death), then do not eat that.
[1] A short, blunt, featherless arrow, or something that has a blade or point on one end or one side, while the other end of it or side of it is wooden.Reference : Sahih Muslim 1929aIn-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 1USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 21, Hadith 4732
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1929a
This hadith about hunting with dogs gives several clear rules in one report. Adi b. Hatim asked about trained dogs that catch game after the name of Allah is recited over them. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to eat what they catch, even if they kill it, as long as no other dog that was not sent joins in. Adi also asked about the Mi‘rad, a heavy blunt hunting arrow. The answer makes a difference between a piercing strike and a flat blow. If it pierces, it may be eaten. If it hits flat and beats the animal to death, it should not be eaten. The hadith teaches careful halal hunting rules in Islam, with attention to Allah’s name and the cause of death.
What we learn from this hadith
- Recite the name of Allah when sending a trained hunting dog.
- Do not eat the game if another unsent dog joined in catching it.
- A Mi‘rad kill is treated differently based on how it struck.
- The cause of death matters in hunting rulings.
