34/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1931c — Trained Dog Game After Three Days
If the game disappears, then is found afterwards
Hadith About Trained Dog Game After Three Days
Sahih Muslim : 1931c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1931c
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدِيثَهُ فِي الصَّيْدِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ابْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ وَأَبِي الزَّاهِرِيَّةِ عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ الْعَلاَءِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ نُتُونَتَهُ وَقَالَ فِي الْكَلْبِ " كُلْهُ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُنْتِنَ فَدَعْهُ " .
Abu Tha'labah Al-Khushani Narrated from:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Tha'laba al- Khushani with a slight variation of (words): He (the Holy Prophet) said in regard to the game killed by (a trained) dog: Eat after three days provided it has not gone rotten.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1931cIn-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 16USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 21, Hadith 4747
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1931c
This Hadith is about hunting and game connected to a dog. The narration says, in regard to game killed by a trained dog, that it may be eaten after three days unless it has become rotten. The wording also notes a slight variation and mentions that one version did not include the wording about rottenness until the final phrase. The main teaching is narrow and clear: the hunted game is not rejected just because time passed, but spoiled meat is left. Readers searching for trained dog hunting hadith or game after three days hadith should notice that the text stays tied to the condition of rottenness and does not give a wider food rule beyond this case.
What we learn from this hadith
- Game caught by a trained dog is discussed with a time and spoilage condition.
- Rotten game should be left.
- A wording variation is noted in the narration itself.
- The ruling stays linked to the hunting case mentioned in the text.
