أَخْبَرَنَا الْإِمَامُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ النَّسَائِيُّ بِمِصْرَ قِرَائَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَکِ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الصَّيْدِ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ کَلْبَکَ فَاذْکُرْ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ أَدْرَکْتَهُ لَمْ يَقْتُلْ فَاذْبَحْ وَاذْکُرْ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ أَدْرَکْتَهُ قَدْ قَتَلَ وَلَمْ يَأْکُلْ فَکُلْ فَقَدْ أَمْسَکَهُ عَلَيْکَ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهُ قَدْ أَکَلَ مِنْهُ فَلَا تَطْعَمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَکَ عَلَی نَفْسِهِ وَإِنْ خَالَطَ کَلْبُکَ کِلَابًا فَقَتَلْنَ فَلَمْ يَأْکُلْنَ فَلَا تَأْکُلْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّکَ لَا تَدْرِي أَيُّهَا قَتَلَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4278
It was narrated from ‘Adiyy bin Hatim that he asked the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم 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 he 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.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020