34/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1929j — Arrow, Dog, and Drowned Game
Hunting with trained dogs and arrows
Hadith About Hunting with Dogs, Arrows, and Drowned Game
Sahih Muslim : 1929j
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1929j
حَدَّثَنِي الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ السَّكُونِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ أَمْسَكَ عَلَيْكَ فَأَدْرَكْتَهُ حَيًّا فَاذْبَحْهُ وَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ قَدْ قَتَلَ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ فَكُلْهُ وَإِنْ وَجَدْتَ مَعَ كَلْبِكَ كَلْبًا غَيْرَهُ وَقَدْ قَتَلَ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ فَإِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي أَيُّهُمَا قَتَلَهُ وَإِنْ رَمَيْتَ سَهْمَكَ فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ غَابَ عَنْكَ يَوْمًا فَلَمْ تَجِدْ فِيهِ إِلاَّ أَثَرَ سَهْمِكَ فَكُلْ إِنْ شِئْتَ وَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهُ غَرِيقًا فِي الْمَاءِ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ " .
`Adi bin Hatim Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) said to me: When you let off your dog, recite the name of Allah, and if it catches (game for you) and you find it alive, then slaughter it; if you find it killed and that (your dog) has eaten nothing out of that, (even then) you may eat it; but if you find along with your dog another dog, and (the game an) dead, then don't eat, for you do not know which of the two has killed it. And if you shoot your arrow, recite the name of Allah, but if it (game) goes out of your sight for a day and you do not find on that but the mark of your arrow, then eat that it you so like, but if you find it drowned in water, then don't eat that.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1929jIn-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 10USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 21, Hadith 4741
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1929j
This hadith about hunting in Islam brings together trained dogs, arrows, and uncertainty after the shot. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told Adi b. Hatim to mention the name of Allah when sending his dog. If the dog catches the game and it is alive, it should be slaughtered. If it is found killed and the dog has not eaten from it, it may be eaten. If another dog is found with the hunter’s dog and the game is dead, it should not be eaten because the killer is unknown. The hadith also mentions shooting an arrow with Allah’s name. If the game is gone for a day and only the arrow mark is found, it may be eaten if the hunter wishes. But if it is found drowned in water, it should not be eaten.
What we learn from this hadith
- Recite Allah’s name when sending the dog or shooting the arrow.
- If the animal is found alive after the dog catches it, slaughter it.
- Do not eat the game if another dog may have killed it.
- Do not eat game found drowned in water in this scenario.
