أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَی بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَی بْنُ أَعْيَنَ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ الطَّائِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الصَّيْدِ قَالَ إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ کَلْبَکَ فَذَکَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَتَلَ وَلَمْ يَأْکُلْ فَکُلْ وَإِنْ أَکَلَ مِنْهُ فَلَا تَأْکُلْ فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَکَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَمْ يُمْسِکْ عَلَيْکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4290
It was narrated from ‘Adiyy bin Hatim At-Ta’i that he asked the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم about hunting. He said: “If you release your dog and mention the name of Allah over him, and he kills (the game) but does not eat any of it, then eat. But if he has eaten from it, then do not eat, for he caught it for himself, and not for you.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020