34/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1929b — Trained Dogs and Bismillah
Hunting with trained dogs and arrows
Hadith About Hunting with Trained Dogs and Bismillah
Sahih Muslim : 1929b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1929b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ بَيَانٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ، بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قُلْتُ إِنَّا قَوْمٌ نَصِيدُ بِهَذِهِ الْكِلاَبِ فَقَالَ " إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كِلاَبَكَ الْمُعَلَّمَةَ وَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا فَكُلْ مِمَّا أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكَ وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الْكَلْبُ فَإِنْ أَكَلَ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَإِنْ خَالَطَهَا كِلاَبٌ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ " .
`Adi bin Hatim Narrated from:
I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying: We are a people who hunt with these (trained) dogs, then (what should we do)? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: When you set of your trained dogs having recited the name of Allah, then eat what these (hounds) have caught for you, even if it (the game) is killed, provided (the hunting dog) has not eaten (any part of the game). If it has eaten (the game), then you don't eat it as I fear that it might have caught for its own self. And do not eat it if other dogs have joined your trained dogs.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1929bIn-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 2USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 21, Hadith 4733
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1929b
This hadith about hunting with dogs focuses on trained dogs, Bismillah before hunting, and signs that the game was caught for the hunter. Adi b. Hatim asked about people who hunt with trained dogs. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that when the trained dogs are sent after the name of Allah is recited, the hunter may eat what they catch, even if the animal is killed. But the hadith gives two limits. If the dog eats from the game, then it should not be eaten, because it may have caught it for itself. Also, if other dogs join the trained dogs, it should not be eaten. The lesson is careful: halal hunting is tied to intention, Allah’s name, and certainty about the catch.
What we learn from this hadith
- Trained dogs may be used for hunting when Allah’s name is recited.
- If the dog eats from the game, the hunter should not eat it.
- If other dogs join the hunt, the game should not be eaten.
- The ruling pays attention to whether the dog caught it for the hunter.
