Sahih Muslim The Book of Hunting, Slaughter, and what may be Eaten

If you shoot your arrow and it disappears from sight and you find it later, you may eat it (the game) unless it smells bad

Chapter: If the game disappears, then is found afterwards

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1931a

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَمَّادُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْخَيَّاطُ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

إِذَا رَمَيْتَ بِسَهْمِكَ فَغَابَ عَنْكَ فَأَدْرَكْتَهُ فَكُلْهُ مَا لَمْ يُنْتِنْ ‏"

Abu Tha‘labah (my Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you shoot your arrow and it disappears from sight and you find it later, you may eat it (the game) unless it smells bad."

Reported by Muslim (No. 1931a).

Explanation

This Hadīth stated that if a hunter fires an arrow or something similar, and it hits the game but it disappears from his sight, if he finds it later without any trace of something causing its death other than his arrow, he may eat it unless it has reached the point of decay, thus becoming impure and harmful to human health.

Explanation in Arabic

أفاد الحديث أن الصائد إذا رمى الصيد بسهم ونحو ذلك مما هو في حكم السهم، فأصاب الصيد ثم غاب عن عين الصياد، ووجده بعد ذلك، ولم يجد فيه أثرًا قاتلاً إلاَّ سهمه جاز أكله ما لم يصل إلى مرحلة التغير والنتن؛ لأنه يصير حينئذ من الخبائث، ويضر بصحة الإنسان إذا أكله.

يحل أكل الصيد ولو غاب عن صاحبه ما لم يفسد لحمه وتتغير رائحته.
نهي المسلم عن أكل ما تعفن من الطعام وتغيرت رائحته.
عناية الإسلام بصحة الإنسان وحفظها مما قد يؤثر عليها.

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّد بْن مِهْرَانَ الرَّازِيّ قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْد اللَّه حَمَّاد بْن خَالِد الْخَيَّاط ) هَذَا الْحَدِيث هُوَ أَوَّل عَوْد سَمَاع إِبْرَاهِيم بْن سُفْيَان مِنْ مُسْلِم , وَالَّذِي قَبْله هُوَ آخِر فَوَاته الثَّالِث , وَلَمْ يَبْقَ لَهُ فِي الْكِتَاب فَوَات بَعْد هَذَا. وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَم. قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( إِذَا رَمَيْت بِسَهْمِك فَغَابَ عَنْك فَأَدْرَكْته فَكُلْ مَا لَمْ يُنْتِن ) , وَفِي رِوَايَة ( فِيمَنْ يُدْرِك صَيْده بَعْد ثَلَاث فَكُلْهُ مَا لَمْ يُنْتِن ) هَذَا النَّهْي عَنْ أَكْله وَلَا يَحْرُم إِلَّا أَنْ يُخَاف مِنْهَا الضَّرَر خَوْفًا مُعْتَمَدًا , وَقَالَ بَعْض أَصْحَابنَا : يَحْرُم اللَّحْم الْمُنْتِن , وَهُوَ ضَعِيف…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Muslimd. 261 AH	Authenticصحيح	The hadith	صحيح مسلم No. 1931

Grades of other versions (1)

AuthenticShu'ayb al-Arna'ut صحيح — تخريج سنن الدارقطني (4802)

Other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1335

"When you shoot your arrow and the game has gone our of sight, eat it when you come upon it, provided it has not become rotten."

" إِذَا رَمَيْتَ بِسَهْمِكَ, فَغَابَ عَنْكَ, فَأَدْرَكْتَهُ فَكُلْهُ, مَا لَمْ يُنْتِنْ"

Narrated by Abu Tha‘laba al-Khushanī

Also reported by… (1)

سنن الدارقطني (4232)إِذَا رَمَيْتَ بِسَهْمِكَ فَغَابَ عَنْكَ ثَلاثًا فَأَدْرَكْتَهُ ، فَكُلْهُ مَا لَمْ يُنْتِنْ

On the same subject

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 1334

'Adi (RAA) narrated, 'I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about hunting using a featherless arrow (al-Mi'rad) [1]. He replied, "If The game is killed with its sharp edge (the iron piece) eat it; but if it strikes with the middle part of the shart (i.e. it is not penetrated with the sharp part) and…

"إِذَا أَصَبْتَ بِحَدِّهِ فَكُلْ, وَإِذَا أَصَبْتَ بِعَرْضِهِ, فَقُتِلَ, فَإِنَّهُ وَقِيذٌ, فَلَا تَأْكُلْ"

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim + 39 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1333

'Adi bin Hatim (RAA) narrated, 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, "When you set off your dog, mention Allah's Name (Say Bismillah), and if it catched anything for you and come up to it while it is still alive slaughter it; if you come up to it when the dog has killed it but not eaten any of…

"إِذَا أَرْسَلَتَ كَلْبَكَ فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اَللَّهِ, فَإِنْ أَمْسَكَ عَلَيْكَ فَأَدْرَكْتَهُ حَيًّا فَاذْبَحْهُ, وَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ قَدْ قُتِلَ وَلَمْ يُؤْكَلْ مِنْهُ فَكُلْهُ, وَإِنْ وَجَدْتَ مَعَ كَلْبِكَ كَلْبًا…

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim + 2 other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4086

Abu Tha'laba al-Khushani told that he said, “Messenger of God, we travel about and when we come to Jews, Christians and Magians we can get nothing but their vessels.” He replied, “If you can get nothing else, wash them with water and then eat and drink out of them.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.

وَعَن أبي ثَعْلَبَة الْخُشَنِي قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا أَهْلُ سفر تمر الْيَهُود وَالنَّصَارَى وَالْمَجُوسِ فَلَا نَجِدُ غَيْرَ آنِيَتِهِمْ قَالَ: «فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا غَيْرَهَا فَاغْسِلُوهَا…

Narrated by Abu Tha‘laba al-Khushanī + 2 other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4083

‘Adi b. Hatim reported the Prophet as saying, “Eat whatever is caught for you by a dog or a hawk which you have trained and set off when you have mentioned God’s name.” He asked whether that applied if it killed the animal and he replied, “When it kills it without eating any of it, for it caught it…

وَعَن عدي بن حَاتِم أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَا عَلَّمْتَ مِنْ كَلْبٍ أَوْ بَازٍ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْتَهُ وَذَكَرْتَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَكُلْ مِمَّا أَمْسَكَ عَلَيْكَ» . قُلْتُ: وَإِنْ قَتَلَ؟…

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim + 1 other version

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4084

He told that he said, “Messenger of God, I shoot at game and find my arrow in it the next day.” He replied, “When you know your arrow killed it and see no mark of a beast of prey on the animal you may eat it.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرْمِي الصَّيْدَ فَأَجِدُ فِيهِ مِنَ الْغَدِ سَهْمِي قَالَ: «إِذَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ سَهْمَكَ قَتَلَهُ وَلَمْ تَرَ فِيهِ أَثَرَ سَبُعٍ فَكُلْ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ

+ 1 other version

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 2855

I said: Messenger of Allah, I hunt with my trained dog, and with my untrained dog? He said: 'What you hunt with your trained dog, mention Allah's names (on it) and eat; and what you hunt with your untrained dog, and you find in a position that you slaughter it, then eat.

مَا صِدْتَ بِكَلْبِكَ الْمُعَلَّمِ فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَكُلْ وَمَا اصَّدْتَ بِكَلْبِكَ الَّذِي لَيْسَ بِمُعَلَّمٍ فَأَدْرَكْتَ ذَكَاتَهُ فَكُلْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Tha‘laba al-Khushanī + 11 other versions

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If you shoot your arrow and it disappears from sight and you find it later, you may eat it (the game) unless it smells bad

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"When you shoot your arrow and the game has gone our of sight, eat it when you come upon it, provided it has not become rotten."

On the same subject

Abu Tha'laba al-Khushani told that he said, “Messenger of God, we travel about and when we come to Jews, Christians and Magians we can get nothing but their vessels.” He replied, “If you can get nothing else, wash them with water and then eat and drink out of them.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.

He told that he said, “Messenger of God, I shoot at game and find my arrow in it the next day.” He replied, “When you know your arrow killed it and see no mark of a beast of prey on the animal you may eat it.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

I said: Messenger of Allah, I hunt with my trained dog, and with my untrained dog? He said: 'What you hunt with your trained dog, mention Allah's names (on it) and eat; and what you hunt with your untrained dog, and you find in a position that you slaughter it, then eat.

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"When you shoot your arrow and the game has gone our of sight, eat it when you come upon it, provided it has not become rotten."

On the same subject

Abu Tha'laba al-Khushani told that he said, “Messenger of God, we travel about and when we come to Jews, Christians and Magians we can get nothing but their vessels.” He replied, “If you can get nothing else, wash them with water and then eat and drink out of them.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.

He told that he said, “Messenger of God, I shoot at game and find my arrow in it the next day.” He replied, “When you know your arrow killed it and see no mark of a beast of prey on the animal you may eat it.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

I said: Messenger of Allah, I hunt with my trained dog, and with my untrained dog? He said: 'What you hunt with your trained dog, mention Allah's names (on it) and eat; and what you hunt with your untrained dog, and you find in a position that you slaughter it, then eat.

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