Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 72

كِتَاب الذَّبَائِحِ وَالصَّيْدِ

The Book of Slaughtering and Hunting

70 hadith · 37 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ التَّسْمِيَةِ عَلَى الصَّيْدِ:(1) Chapter. The mentioning of Allah’s Name while hunting.22- بَابُ صَيْدِ الْمِعْرَاضِ:(2) Chapter. The game killed by the Mirad.33- بَابُ مَا أَصَابَ الْمِعْرَاضُ بِعَرْضِهِ:(3) Chapter. The game killed by the broad side of Al-Mirad. (i.e., a sharp-edged piece of wood or a piece of wood provided with a sharp piece of iron for hunting).44- بَابُ صَيْدِ الْقَوْسِ:(4) Chapter. About hunting with a bow...55- بَابُ الْخَذْفِ وَالْبُنْدُقَةِ:(5) Chapter. Al-Khadhf (throwing stones with the middle finger and the thumb) and Al-Bunduqa (a ball of clay thrown through a hollow stick or the like).66- بَابُ مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا لَيْسَ بِكَلْبِ صَيْدٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ:(6) Chapter. Whoever keeps a (pet) dog neither for hunting, nor for guarding livestock.77- بَابُ إِذَا أَكَلَ الْكَلْبُ:(7) Chapter. If a hound eats (of the game).88- بَابُ الصَّيْدِ إِذَا غَابَ عَنْهُ يَوْمَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةً:(8) Chapter. If the hunter hits a game but does not catch it till two or three days have passed.99- بَابُ إِذَا وَجَدَ مَعَ الصَّيْدِ كَلْبًا آخَرَ:(9) Chapter. If somebody finds another hound with the game (besides his hound).1010- بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّصَيُّدِ:(10) Chapter. What have been said about hunting.1111- بَابُ التَّصَيُّدِ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ:(11) Chapter. To hunt on mountains.1212- بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ}:(12) Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use for food... for the benefit of yourselves."… (V.5:96)1313- بَابُ أَكْلِ الْجَرَادِ:(13) Chapter. The eating of locusts.1414- بَابُ آنِيَةِ الْمَجُوسِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ:(14) Chapter. The utensils of Magians and (the eating of) dead flesh.1515- بَابُ التَّسْمِيَةِ عَلَى الذَّبِيحَةِ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مُتَعَمِّدًا:(15) Chapter. Mentioning Allah’s Name on slaughtering an animal, and whoever does not mention Allah’s Name intentionally (while slaughtering).1616- بَابُ مَا ذُبِحَ عَلَى النُّصُبِ وَالأَصْنَامِ:(16) Chapter. Animals that are sacrificed (slaughtered) on An-Nusub and for the idols.1717- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «فَلْيَذْبَحْ عَلَى اسْمِ اللَّهِ»:(17) Chapter.The saying of Prophet: “So slaughter by mentioning the Name of Allah.”1818- بَابُ مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ مِنَ الْقَصَبِ وَالْمَرْوَةِ وَالْحَدِيدِ:(18) Chapter. (About the instruments) that cause the blood (of slaughter animals) to gush out, e.g., of cane, granite stone, or iron.1919- بَابُ ذَبِيحَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ وَالأَمَةِ:(19) Chapter. The animal slaughtered by a lady or a lady slave.2020- بَابُ لاَ يُذَكَّى بِالسِّنِّ وَالْعَظْمِ وَالظُّفُرِ:(20) Chapter. Not to slaughter with a tooth, a bone or a nail.2121- بَابُ ذَبِيحَةِ الأَعْرَابِ وَنَحْوِهِمْ:(21) Chapter. The animals slaughtered by bedouins or the like.2222- بَابُ ذَبَائِحِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَشُحُومِهَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْحَرْبِ وَغَيْرِهِمْ:(22) Chapter. The animals slaughtered by the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) and their fat, whether those people were at war with the Muslims or not.2323- بَابُ مَا نَدَّ مِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ فَهْوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْوَحْشِ:(23) Chapter. Any domestic animal that runs away should be treated like a wild animal.2424- بَابُ النَّحْرِ وَالذَّبْحِ:(24) Chapter. An-Nahr and Adh-Dhabh.2525- بَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْمُثْلَةِ وَالْمَصْبُورَةِ وَالْمُجَثَّمَةِ:(25) Chapter. What is dislike of Al-Muthla, Al-Masbura, and Mujaththama.2626- بَابُ الدَّجَاجِ:(26) Chapter. The meat of chickens.2727- بَابُ لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِ:(27) Chapter. Horse flesh.2828- بَابُ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ الإِنْسِيَّةِ:(28) Chapter. (It is unlawful to eat) the meat of donkeys.2929- بَابُ أَكْلِ كُلِّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ:(29) Chapter. (It is unlawful) to eat the meat of beasts of prey having fangs.3030- بَابُ جُلُودِ الْمَيْتَةِ:(30) Chapter. The skin of dead animals.3131- بَابُ الْمِسْكِ:(31) Chapter. The musk (a kind of perfume).3232- بَابُ الأَرْنَبِ:(32) Chapter. The rabbit3333- بَابُ الضَّبِّ:(33) Chapter. The mastigure.3434- بَابُ إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْفَأْرَةُ فِي السَّمْنِ الْجَامِدِ أَوِ الذَّائِبِ:(34) Chapter. If a mouse falls into solid or liquid butter-fat (As-Samn).3535- بَابُ الْوَسْمِ وَالْعَلَمِ فِي الصُّورَةِ:(35) Chapter. Branding the faces.3636- بَابُ إِذَا أَصَابَ قَوْمٌ غَنِيمَةً فَذَبَحَ بَعْضُهُمْ غَنَمًا أَوْ إِبِلاً بِغَيْرِ أَمْرِ أَصْحَابِهِمْ لَمْ تُؤْكَلْ:(36) Chapter. If some people get some war booty and then some of them slaughter some sheep or camels without the permission of their companions, such animals should not be eaten, as is indicated by the Hadith of the Prophet narrated by Rafi.3737- بَابُ إِذَا نَدَّ بَعِيرٌ لِقَوْمٍ فَرَمَاهُ بَعْضُهُمْ بِسَهْمٍ فَقَتَلَهُ فَأَرَادَ إِصْلاَحَهُمْ فَهْوَ جَائِزٌ:(37) Chapter. If a camel of some people runs away and one of them shoots it with an arrow and kills it for their own good, then it is permissibl. Rafi narrates this on the authority of the Prophet.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 5475مَا أَصَابَ بِحَدِّهِ فَكُلْهُ ، وَمَا أَصَابَ بِعَرْضِهِ فَهُوَ وَقِيذٌI asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the game killed by a Mi'rad (i.e. a sharp-edged piece of wood or a piece of wood provided with a sharp piece of iron used for hunting). He said, "If the game is killed with its sharp edge, e4 narratorsBukhari · 5476سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْمِعْرَاضِ ؟ فَقَالَ : إِذَا أَصَبْتَ بِحَدِّهِ فَكُلْ فَإِذَا أَصَابَ بِعَرْضِهِ فَقَتَلَ فَإِنَّهُ وَقِيذٌ ، فَلَا تَأْكُلْ ، فَقُلْتُ : أُرْسِلُ كَلْبِI asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about the Mi'rad. He said, "If you hit the game with its sharp edge, eat it, but if the Mi'rad hits the game with its shaft with a hit by its broad side do not eat it, for it has been beaten5 narratorsBukhari · 5477قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّا نُرْسِلُ الْكِلَابَ الْمُعَلَّمَةَ ، قَالَ : كُلْ مَا أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكَ ، قُلْتُ : وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ ؟ قَالَ : وَإِنْ قَتَلْنَ ، قُلْتُ : وَإِنَّا نَرْمِي بِالْمِعْرَاضِ ، قَالَ : كُI said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We let loose our trained hounds after a game?" He said, "Eat what they hunt for you." I said, "Even if they killed (the game)?" He replied, 'Even if they killed (the game)." I said, 'We 6 narratorsBukhari · 5478قُلْتُ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّا بِأَرْضِ قَوْمٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أَفَنَأْكُلُ فِي آنِيَتِهِمْ ؟ وَبِأَرْضِ صَيْدٍ أَصِيدُ بِقَوْسِي وَبِكَلْبِي الَّذِي لَيْسَ بِمُعَلَّمٍ ، وَبِكَلْبِي الْمُعَلَّمِ فَمَا يَصْلُI said, "O Allah's Prophet! We are living in a land ruled by the people of the Scripture; Can we take our meals in their utensils? In that land there is plenty of game and I hunt the game with my bow and with my hound th5 narratorsBukhari · 5479حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَزِيدَ ، عَنْ كَهْمَسِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَthat he saw a man throwing stones with two fingers (at something) and said to him, "Do not throw stones, for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has forbidden throwing stones, or he used to dislike it." `Abdullah added Throwing stones6 narratorsBukhari · 5480مَنْ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا لَيْسَ بِكَلْبِ مَاشِيَةٍ أَوْ ضَارِيَةٍ ، نَقَصَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ قِيرَاطَانِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever keeps a (pet) dog which is neither a watch dog nor a hunting dog, will get a daily deduction of two Qirat from his good deeds."4 narratorsBukhari · 5481مَنْ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا إِلَّا كَلْبًا ضَارِيًا لِصَيْدٍ أَوْ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطَانِI heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "If someone keeps a dog neither for hunting, nor for guarding livestock, the reward (for his good deeds) will be reduced by two Qirats per day."4 narratorsBukhari · 5482مَنْ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا إِلَّا كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ أَوْ ضَارِيًا نَقَصَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطَانِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If someone keeps a dog neither for guarding livestock, nor for hunting, his good deeds will decrease (in reward) by two Qirats a day.'4 narratorsBukhari · 5483حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، عَنْ بَيَانٍ ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ،I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). "We hunt with the help of these hounds." He said, "If you let loose your trained hounds after a game, and mention the name of Allah, then you can eat what the hounds catch for you, even if 5 narratorsBukhari · 5484إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ وَسَمَّيْتَ فَأَمْسَكَ وَقَتَلَ فَكُلْ ، وَإِنْ أَكَلَ فَلَا تَأْكُلْ فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ ، وَإِذَا خَالَطَ كِلَابًا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا فَأَمْسَكْنَ وَقَتَلْنَ And it has also been narrated by 'Adi bin Hatim that he asked the Prophet (ﷺ) "If a hunter throws an arrow at the game and after tracing it for two or three days he finds it dead but still bearing his arrow, (can he eat 5 narratorsBukhari · 5485يَرْمِي الصَّيْدَ فَيَقْتَفِرُ أَثَرَهُ الْيَوْمَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثَةَ ثُمَّ يَجِدُهُ مَيِّتًا وَفِيهِ سَهْمُهُ ، قَالَ : يَأْكُلُ إِنْ شَاءَAnd it has also been narrated by 'Adi bin Hatim that he asked the Prophet (ﷺ) "If a hunter throws an arrow at the game and after tracing it for two or three days he finds it dead but still bearing his arrow, (can he eat 4 narratorsBukhari · 5486إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ وَسَمَّيْتَ فَأَخَذَ فَقَتَلَ فَأَكَلَ فَلَا تَأْكُلْ ، فَإِنَّمَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِI said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I let loose my hound after a game and mention Allah's Name on sending it." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you let loose your hound after a game and you mention Allah's Name on sending it and 5 narrators