English translation
3213. It was narrated that 'Adi bin Hātīm said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, 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, then eat it.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 3213
Game That Vanishes At Night (After Being Struck)
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Darussalam · Volume 4
28. Chapters On HuntingSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 3213 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1072
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Source no. 3213 · Volume 7 · Page 213
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٢٥٣٩)
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Arabic text
3213 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرْمِي الصَّيْدَ، فَيَغِيبُ عَنِّي لَيْلَةً؟ قَالَ: «إِذَا وَجَدْتَ فِيهِ سَهْمَكَ، وَلَمْ تَجِدْ فِيهِ شَيْئًا غَيْرَهُ، فَكُلْهُ»
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a. Existence of our arrow in a dead animal proves that it had been killed with that arrow. Because, Allāh's Name was mentioned before shooting the arrow, so it is considered a slaughtered animal. b. Bearing only the arrow means knowing surely that there is no other reason for its death. For instance, if it is found drowned in water then the cause of the death may be the arrow or may be drowning in the water. Similarly, if traces of eating of a beast of prey are found, then the game might have been killed by it not by the arrow. Therefore, the doubtful game should be avoided.