25/7. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1797 — Hunting With Dog and Bow
What Has Been Related About Eating From Utensils Of The Disbelievers
Hadith About Hunting With a Trained Dog and Bow
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1797
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1797
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عِيسَى بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَيْشِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، وَقَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ الرَّحَبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا بِأَرْضِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَنَطْبُخُ فِي قُدُورِهِمْ وَنَشْرَبُ فِي آنِيَتِهِمْ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا غَيْرَهَا فَارْحَضُوهَا بِالْمَاءِ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا بِأَرْضِ صَيْدٍ فَكَيْفَ نَصْنَعُ قَالَ " إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ الْمُكَلَّبَ وَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَقَتَلَ فَكُلْ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ مُكَلَّبٍ فَذُكِّيَ فَكُلْ وَإِذَا رَمَيْتَ بِسَهْمِكَ وَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَقَتَلَ فَكُلْ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Tha'labah Al-Khushani Narrated from:
Narrated Abu Tha'labah Al-Khushani: That He Said: "O Messenger Of Allah! We Live In A Land Of The People Of Book And We Cook In Their Containers, And Drink In Their Vessels." The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "If You Do Not Find Other Than Them, Then Rinse Them With Water." The He Said: "O Messenger Of Allah! We Live In A Land Of Game, So What Should We Do ?" He Said: "When You Send Your Trained Dog, And You Mentioned The Name Of Allah, And He Kills It, Then Eat It. And When You Shoot It With Your Bow, And It Is Killed, Then Eat It.'" [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1797In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 11English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1797
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1797
This hadith about hunting with a trained dog and bow begins with a question about living among the People of the Book and using their containers. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that if they found no other vessels, they should rinse them with water. Then Abu Tha‘labah asked about living in a land of game. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that when a trained dog is sent and Allah’s name is mentioned, and it kills the game, then eat it. He also said that if the animal is shot with an arrow and Allah’s name is mentioned, and it is killed, then eat it. The hadith gives simple steps for both vessels and hunting.
What we learn from this hadith
- If no other vessels are available, the text says to rinse them with water.
- The hadith links hunting with mentioning the name of Allah.
- The report mentions both a trained dog and a bow as hunting means.
