عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اكْتُبْ لِي بِأَرْضِ كَذَا وَكَذَا بِأَرْضِ الشَّامِ لَمْ يَظْهَرْ عَلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَئِذٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”أَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ إِلَى مَا يَقُولُ هَذَا“ فَقَالَ أَبُو ثَعْلَبَةَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَظْهَرُنَّ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ فَكَتَبَ لَهُ بِهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَرْضَنَا أَرْضُ صَيْدٍ فَأُرْسِلُ كَلْبِيَ الْمُكَلَّبَ وَكَلْبِيَ الَّذِي لَيْسَ بِمُكَلَّبٍ قَالَ ”إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ الْمُكَلَّبَ وَسَمَّيْتَ فَكُلْ مَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَيْكَ كَلْبُكَ الْمُكَلَّبُ وَإِنْ قَتَلَ وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ الَّذِي لَيْسَ بِمُكَلَّبٍ فَأَدْرَكْتَ ذَكَاتَهُ فَكُلْ وَكُلْ مَا رَدَّ عَلَيْكَ سَهْمُكَ وَإِنْ قَتَلَ وَسَمِّ اللَّهَ“ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَرْضَنَا أَرْضُ أَهْلِ كِتَابٍ وَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمَ الْخِنْزِيرِ وَيَشْرَبُونَ الْخَمْرَ فَكَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ بِآنِيَتِهِمْ وَقُدُورِهِمْ قَالَ ”إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا غَيْرَهَا فَارْحَضُوهَا وَاطْبُخُوا فِيهَا وَاشْرَبُوا“ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا يَحِلُّ لَنَا مِمَّا يُحَرَّمُ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ ”لَا تَأْكُلُوا لُحُومَ الْحُمُرِ الْإِنْسِيَّةِ وَلَا كُلَّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ“
Harith bin Muslim bin Harith Tamimi narrates from his father that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote a document for him, in which he mentioned the names of the caliphs to come after him, making a bequest in their favor and sealed it.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Tha’labah Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him), who says: I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Please write a document in my favor regarding such-and-such lands of the land of Syria, even though that land had not yet come into the possession of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Upon this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the companions: Do you hear what he is saying? Sayyiduna Abu Tha’labah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By the One in Whose hand is my soul, you will surely become the owner of that land. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote a document for him regarding that land. Sayyiduna Abu Tha’labah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said, O Messenger of Allah! Our area is a hunting area, I send my trained and untrained dogs towards the hunt, please guide me regarding this. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you send your trained dog towards the hunt and mention the name of Allah before sending, then whatever animal your trained dog brings to you, you may eat it, even if it has died. And if you send your untrained dog towards the hunt and it brings an animal to you, then if you slaughter it yourself, you may eat it. And whatever prey your arrow strikes, even if that thing dies, then mention the name of Allah and eat it. Sayyiduna Abu Tha’labah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said: O Prophet of Allah! Our area is of the People of the Book, those people eat the flesh of swine and drink wine. How can we use their utensils? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you do not find any other utensils besides theirs, then wash them thoroughly and you may cook in them and drink from them. Sayyiduna Abu Tha’labah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said: O Messenger of Allah! Which animals are lawful for us and which are unlawful? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You cannot eat domestic donkeys and predatory animals with fangs.