Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Sunan Abu Dawud Book #16 - The Book of Hunting



The Book of Hunting from Sunan Abu Dawud



2844 It was reported from Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet (saw), who said: “Anyone who acquires a dog except for a dog for (herding) cattle, or hunting or farming (as a guard dog), his reward will be diminished every day by one Qirat.” (Sahih)

2845 It was reported from ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal who said: “The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘If it was not that dogs were of the Ummah, I would have ordered them to be killed. But kill the pure black ones among them.’” (Hasan)

2846 It was reported from Abu Az-Zubair, from Jabir who said: “The Prophet of Allah (saw) ordered us to kill dogs, even if a woman would bring a dog from the desert we would kill it. Then later on he prohibited us from killing them, and said: ‘Stick to the black ones.’” (Sahih)

2847 It was reported from Hammam, from ‘Adi bin Hatim who said: “I asked the Prophet (saw); and said: ‘I set off trained dogs and they catch (game) for me, can I eat it?’ He replied: ‘If you set off trained dogs and mention the Name of Allah, then eat what they catch for you.’ I said: ‘Even if they killed (the game)?’ He replied: ‘Even if they killed (the game), as long as they were not joined by some other dog that was not among them.’ I said: ‘I shoot with the Mi’rad, and it strikes the target, can I eat it?’ He replied: ‘If you shoot with a Mi’rad and mention the Name of Allah, and it strikes the target and pierces it, eat it, and if it strikes it with its blunt side then do not eat it.’” (Sahih)

2848 It was reported from Bayan, from ‘Amir, from ‘Adi bin Hatim who said: “I asked the Messenger of Allah (saw); I said: ‘We hunt with these dogs.’ He replied: ‘If you set off your trained dogs and mention the Name of Allah on it, then eat what they catch for you, even if it kills it, except if the dog eats from it. If the dog eats from it, then do not eat, for I am afraid it has captured it for itself.’” (Sahih)

2849 It was reported from Hammad, from ‘Asim Al-Ahwal, from Ash-Sha’bi, from ‘Adi bin Hatim that the Prophet (saw) said: “When you shoot your arrow and mention the Name of Allah, and you find it (the game) the next day, and you did not find it (having fallen) in the water, and there is no other mark aside from the mark of your arrow, then eat it. But if some other dog joins your dogs then do not eat, for you do not know, perhaps it was killed by one that was not yours.” (Sahih)

2850 It was reported from Yahya bin Zakariyya bin Abi Za’idah, he said: “Asim Al-Ahwal informed me, from Ash-Sha’bi, from ‘Adi bin Hatim that the Prophet (saw) said: ‘If your target (animal) falls in the water, drowns and dies, then do not eat it.’” (Sahih)

2851 It was reported from Mujalid, from Ash-Sha’bi, from ‘Adi bin Hatim that the Prophet (saw) said: “If you have a trained dog or a falcon and then you set it off, and mention the Name of Allah; eat whatever it catches for you.” I said: “Even if it kills it?” He said: “(Even) if it kills it, and has not eaten anything from it, then it has caught it for you.” (Da’if)
Abu Dawud said: If a falcon eats from it, then there is no harm in eating it, but if the dog eats from it then it is disliked, and it is drinks the blood, then there is no harm.

2852 It was reported from Bishr bin ‘Ubaidullah, from Abu Idris Al-Khawlani, from Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani who said: “The Prophet (saw) said, about the game hunted by a dog: ‘If you set off your dog and mention the Name of Allah, the Exalted, then eat it, even if it eats from it, and eat whatever is returned to you by your hands.’” (Hasan)

2853 It was reported from Dawud, from ‘Amir, from ‘Adi bin Hatim that he said: “O Messenger of Allah! One of us shoots game, and then he tracks it for two or three days and finds it dead, and his arrow is in it; can he eat it?” He said: “Yes, if he wants to,” or he said: “He can eat it, if he wants to.” (Sahih)

2854 It was reported from ‘Abdullah bin Abi As-Safar, from Ash-Sha’bi, who said: “ ‘Adi bin Hatim said: ‘I asked the Prophet (saw) about the Mi’rad. He replied: “If it strikes with the sharp end then eat it, and if it strikes with the blunt side then do not eat it, for it died from a blow.” I said: “What about when I set off my dog?” He replied: “If you mention the Name of Allah, then eat, otherwise do not eat. And if it eats from it, then do not eat, for it has caught it for itself.” I said: “I set off my dog and find another dog with it.” He (saw) replied: “Do not eat, for you have mentioned Allah’s Name for your dog only.” (Sahih)

2855 It was reported from Rabi’ah bin Yazid Ad-Dimashqi that he said: “Abu Idris Al-Khawlani ‘Aidhullah informed me, he said: ‘Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! I hunt with my trained dog and with my untrained dog?’ He replied: ‘What you hunt with your trained dog, mention Allah’s Name, and eat, and what you hunt with your untrained dog, if you manage to slaughter it, then eat it.” (Sahih)

2856 It was reported from Yunus bin Saif who said: “Abu Idris Al-Khawlani said: ‘Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani said: “The Messenger of Allah (saw) said to me: ‘O Abu Tha’labah! Eat from what you retrieve by your bow and your dog.’ Ibn Harb (one of the narrators) added: “The trained (dog), and your hand, eat it whether it is slaughtered or not slaughtered.” (Sahih)

2857 It was reported by ‘Amr bin Shu’aib from his father, from his grandfather, that a Bedouin called Abu Tha’labah said: “O Messenger of Allah! I have trained dogs, so give me a Fatwa regarding hunting with them.” The Prophet (saw) replied: “If you have trained dogs then eat what they catch for you.” He said: “Slaughtered or not slaughtered?” He replied: “Yes.” He said: “What about if it eats from it?” He replied: “Even if it eats from it.” He said: “O Messenger of Allah! Give me a Fatwa regarding my bow.” He replied: “Eat from what you retrieve with your bow.” He said: “Slaughtered and not slaughtered?” And he added: “And even if it goes out of my sight?” He replied: “Even if it goes out of your sight, provided it does not have stench, or you find a mark from other than your arrow in it.” He said: “Give me a Fatwa regarding the vessels of the Zoroastrians when we are forced to use them.” He replied: Wash it and eat in it.” (Hasan)

2858 It was reported from Abu Waqid who said: “The Prophet (saw) said: ‘Whatever is cut off an animal while it is alive, then it is dead flesh (Maitah).’” (Hasan)

2859 It was reported from Sufyan who said: “Abu Musa narrated to me from Wahb bin Munabbih, from Ibn ‘Abbas, from the Prophet (saw) – and one time Sufyan said: “And I do not know it to be except from the Prophet (saw)” – he said: “He who resides in the desert will become ill-mannered, and he who follows game will become heedless, and he who visits the Sultan (ruler) will be tried.” (Hasan)

2860 It was reported from ‘Adi bin Thabit, from a Shaikh from the Ansar, from Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet (saw) – with the meaning of what was narrated by Musad-dad (a narrator in no. 2859) – He said: “He who clings to the Sultan (ruler) will be tried.” – he added: “A worshipper does not get nearer to the Sultan (ruler) except that he increases in distance from Allah.” (Da’if)

2861 It was reported from Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani, from the Prophet (saw) [that he said]: “If you shoot a game, and then find it after three nights with your arrow in it, then eat it, provided it does not stink.” (Sahih)

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