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Sunan an-Nasai 4263 (Book 42, Hadith 1) #18796
Hunting with Respect for Allah

SUMMARY: When hunting, one should mention the name of Allah and if the dog has killed the game but not eaten any of it, then it is permissible to eat. If the dog has eaten some of it, then one should not eat any of it.

It was narrated from 'Adiyy bin Hatim that: he asked the Messenger of Allah about hunting. He said: "When you release your dog, mention the name of Allah over him, and if you catch up with him and he has not killed (the game), then slaughter it and mention the name of Allah over it. If you catch up with him and he has killed (the game) but has not eaten any of it, then eat, for he caught it for you. If you find that the has eaten some of it, then do not eat any of it for he caught it for himself. If there are other dogs with your dog and they have killed (the game) but have not eaten any of it, then do not eat any of it, because you do not know which of them killed it".
أَخْبَرَنَا الإِمَامُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ النَّسَائِيُّ، بِمِصْرَ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَنِ الصَّيْدِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ لَمْ يَقْتُلْ فَاذْبَحْ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ قَدْ قَتَلَ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَكُلْ فَقَدْ أَمْسَكَهُ عَلَيْكَ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهُ قَدْ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ فَلاَ تَطْعَمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَإِنْ خَالَطَ كَلْبُكَ كِلاَبًا فَقَتَلْنَ فَلَمْ يَأْكُلْنَ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي أَيُّهَا قَتَلَ

TOPICS
hunting  *  game  *  dog  *  permissible  *  qasd  *  shariah

QUICK LESSONS:
Mentioning Allah's Name , Being mindful about actions , Ensuring justice is served fairly among all parties involved .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us that when we hunt, we must do so with respect for Allah. We must mention His name when releasing our dogs and when slaughtering our game. If our dogs have killed a game but have not eaten any of it, then we are allowed to eat from it as they caught it for us. However, if they have already eaten some of the game before we catch up with them, then we are not allowed to eat from that animal as they caught it for themselves. Furthermore, if there are other dogs accompanying ours and they have killed a game but none has yet eaten from it, then again we are not allowed to consume any part of that animal as we do not know which one actually killed the prey.

This hadith also teaches us about fairness and justice in hunting; even though our own dog may be involved in killing an animal or catching a prey first does not mean that all rights over that animal belong solely to us; rather there is still an element of fairness involved in this process which requires us to consider other animals or people who may also be involved in this process before claiming full ownership over what was hunted down by our own pet or ourselves alone.

Overall this hadith encourages Muslims to practice hunting while being mindful about their actions and respecting Allah's laws at all times; thus ensuring justice is served fairly among all parties involved in such activities regardless whether those parties include humans or animals alike.

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