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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Hunting and Slaughtering

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4263

Chapter: The Command To Mention The Name Of Allah When Hunting

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4263

Narrator:Adiyy ibn Hātim

عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم 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 ‏"

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."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4263).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( وَإِنْ أَدْرَكْته ) أَيْ الْكَلْب أَوْ الصَّيْد ( لَمْ يَقْتُل ) أَيْ الْكَلْب الصَّيْد وَالْجُمْلَة حَال ( فَاذْبَحْ ) أَيْ الصَّيْد أَيْ إِنْ أَرَدْت أَكْله ( وَاذْكُرْ اِسْم اللَّه ) أَيْ لَا تَكْتَفِ بِالتَّسْمِيَةِ عِنْد إِرْسَال الْكَلْب ( عَلَيْك ) أَيْ لِأَجْلِك ( فَلَا تَطْعَم ) أَيْ فَلَا تَأْكُل وَبِهِ أَخَذَ الْجُمْهُور خِلَافًا لِمَالِك ( فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَى نَفْسه ) أَيْ لِأَجْلِ نَفْسه لَا لَك وَشَرْط الْحِلّ أَنْ يُمْسِك عَلَيْك كَمَا فِي الْكِتَاب وَالْأَصْل التَّحْرِيم ( أَيّهَا ) أَيْ أَيّ تِلْكَ الْكِلَاب ( قَتَلَ ) أَيْ فَيَحْتَمِلُ أَنَّهُ قَتَلَهُ كَلْب آخَر غَيْر كَلْبك وَحِينَئِذٍ لَا يَحِلّ لِعَدَمِ التَّسْمِيَة عِنْد إِرْسَاله.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4263
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 4263
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4263

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Also reported by… (5)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (17363)إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ ، فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ ، فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ وَلَمْ يَقْتُلْ فَاذْبَحْ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ ، وَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ قَدْ قَتَلَ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَكُلْ فَقَدْ أَمْسَكَهُ عَلَيْكَ ، فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهُ قَدْ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ ، فَلا تَطْعَمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَهُ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (17374)إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ ، فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ لَمْ يَقْتُلْ فَاذْبَحْ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ ، وَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ قَدْ قَتَلَ ، وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَقَدْ أَمْسَكَهُ عَلَيْكَ ، فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهُ قَدْ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ ، فَلا تَطْعَمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا ، فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَى نَف
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (17404)خَالَطَ كَلْبُكَ كِلابًا فَقَتَلْنَ ، وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْنَ لا تَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّكَ لا تَدْرِي أَيُّهَا قَتَلَ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4643)إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ ، فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ لَمْ يَقْتُلْ فَاذْبَحْ ، وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ ، فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ قَدْ قَتَلَ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَكُلْ ، فَقَدْ أَمْسَكَهُ عَلَيْكَ ، فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَهُ قَدْ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ فَلا تَطْعَمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا ، فَإِ
  • جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن (10283)إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ فَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ ، فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهُ وَقَدْ قَتَلَ وَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ ، فَلا تَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا ، فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ

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