أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَی بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَی بْنُ أَعْيَنَ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَامِرٍ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الصَّيْدِ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ سَهْمَکَ وَکَلْبَکَ وَذَکَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَقَتَلَ سَهْمُکَ فَکُلْ قَالَ فَإِنْ بَاتَ عَنِّي لَيْلَةً يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتَ سَهْمَکَ وَلَمْ تَجِدْ فِيهِ أَثَرَ شَيْئٍ غَيْرَهُ فَکُلْ وَإِنْ وَقَعَ فِي الْمَائِ فَلَا تَأْکُلْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4314
It was narrated from ‘Adiyy bin Hatirn that he asked the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم about hunting and he said: “When you release your arrow or your dog, mentioned the name of Allah, and when your arrow kills (the game), then eat.” He said: “What if it gets away from me for a night, Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم?” He said: “If you find your arrow, and you do not find the mark of anything else, then eat it. But if it falls into the water, do not eat it.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020