Chapters on Hunting

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) commanded that dogs be killed, then he said: “What do theyuse dogs for?” Then he permitted them to keep hunting dogs.

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) commanded that dogs be killed, then he said: “What do theyuse dogs for?” Then he permitted them to keep farming dogs and dogsof‘Ein. Bundar said: “The ‘Ein refers to the walls ofAl-Madinah.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commanded that dogs be killed.”

It wasnarrated from Salim that his father said: “I heard theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) raising his voice and commanding that dogs bekilled, anddogs were killed, except for hunting dogs or dogs kept forherdinglivestock.”

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat will be deducted from him(good)deeds every day, except a dog for farming or herdinglivestock.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: “Were it not that dogs form one of the communities(ornations – of creatures), I would have commanded that they bekilled. But kill those that are all black. There are no people whokeep a dog, except for dogs used for herding livestock, hunting orfarming, but two Qirat will be deducted from their reward each day.”

It wasnarrated that Sufyan bin Abu Zuhair said: “I heard the Prophet(ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever keeps a dog that he does not need for farmingorherding, one Qirat will be deducted from his (good) deeds eachday.’”

It wasnarrated that Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani said: “I came to theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we livein aland of the People of the Book and we eat from their vessels.And welive in a land (where there is) game, so I hunt with my bowand withmy trained dog and with my untrained dog.’ The Messengerof Allah(ﷺ) said: ‘As for what you say about living in a land ofthe Peopleof the Book, do not eat from their vessels unless you canfind noalternative. If you can fidn no alternative then wash themand eatfrom them. With regard to what you say about hunting,whatever youcatch with your bow, say the Name of Allah over it andeat. Whateveryou catch with your trained dog, say the Name of Allahover it andeat. But whatever you catch with your untrained dog, thencatch it,slaughter it, then eat.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Adi bin Hatim said: “I asked the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ): ‘We are people who hunt with these dogs.’ He said:‘Ifyou send out your trained dogs and mention the Name of Allahoverthem, then eat whatever they catch even if they kill it, unlessthedog has eaten any of it. If the dog has eaten any of it then donoteat it, for I fear that it will have caught it for itself. And ifanother dog joins it, then do not eat it.’”

It wasnarrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said: “We were forbidden (toeat) the game caught by their dogs and birds – meaning theZoroastrians.”

It wasnarrated that Abu Dharr said: “I asked the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)about the all-black dog and he said: ‘(It is) a devil.’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Tha’labah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Eatwhat your bow brings you.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Adi bin Hatim said: “I said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, we are people who shoot (arrows).’ He said: ‘If you shootandpierce (the game), then eat what you pierced.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Adi bin Hatim said: “I said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, what if I shoot the game but it vanishes at night?’ He said:‘If you find your arrow in it and you do not find anything else,theneat it.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Adi bin Hatim said: “I asked the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) about hunting with Mi’rad. He said: ‘Whatever itstruckwith its sharp edge, then eat it, but what is struck with itsside issomething that has been killed by a violent blow.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Adi bit Hatim said: “I asked the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) about Mi’rad. He said: ‘Do not eat unless you pierce(thegame).’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whateveriscut from an animal hen it is still alive, what is cut from it isMaitah (dead meat).”

It wasnarrated that Tamim Dari said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘At the end of time there will be people who will cut offcamels’humps and sheep’s tails. But what is cut from a living animalisdead.’”

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: “Two kinds of dead meat have been permitted to us: fishand locusts.”

It wasnarrated that Salman said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wasaskedabout locusts. He said: ‘(They are) the most numerous troop ofAllah. I neither eat them nor forbid them.’”

It wasnarrated that Abu (Sa’eed) Baqqal heard Anas bin Malik say: “Thewives of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to give each other gifts oflocustson trays.”

It wasnarrated from Jabir and Anas bin Malik that whenever theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) supplicated against the locusts, he said: “OAllah,destroy their large ones and kill their small ones, spoil theireggsand root them out. Take their mouths away from our livelihood andprovision, for You are the One Who hears the prayers.” A man said:“OMessenger of Allah, are you praying against one of the troops ofAllah, that they may be rooted out?” He said: “Locusts weresneezedout by the fish in the sea.”

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said: “We went out with the Prophet(ﷺ) for Hajj or ‘Umrah, and we encountered a swarm of locusts oratype of locust. We started hitting them with out whips and sandals.The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Eat them for they are the game of thesea.’”

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade killing shrikes*, frogs, ants and hoopoes.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade killing four kinds of animals: Ants, bees, hoopoes andshrikes.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Oneof the Prophets was bitten by an ant, so he ordered thatthe antcolony be burned. Then Allah revealed to him: ‘Becauseone antbityou, you destroy one of the nations that glorify Allah?’”

It wasnarrated from Sa’eed bin Jubair that a relative of ‘AbdullahbinMughaffal threw some small pebbles. He told him not to do that andsaid: “The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade throwing small pebbles and said:‘They do not kill any game nor hurt the enemy, but they can break atooth or put out an eye.’” He did it again, and he (‘Abdullah)said:“I tell you that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade that and then yougo and doit again? I will never speak to you again.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal said: “The Prophet (ﷺ)forbade throwing small pebbles and said: ‘They do not kill any gameorhurt the enemy, but they can break a tooth or put out an eye.’”

It wasnarrated from Umm Sharik that the Prophet (ﷺ) told her tokillhouse lizards.