Fath al-Rabbani

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Tha’labah al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I said, “O Messenger of Allah! We live in the land of the People of the Book. Can we eat from their utensils? And we are in a land suitable for hunting. I hunt with my bow or with my trained dog, and I also hunt with my dog that is not trained. Now, please tell me about these matters.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “As for what you have said, that you are in the land of the People of the Book and what is the ruling about eating from their utensils, the verdict is that if you find utensils other than theirs, then do not eat from theirs. If you do not find utensils other than theirs, then wash them and eat from them. As for what you have said, that you are in a land of hunting: if you recited ‘Bismillah’ when hunting with your bow, then eat that game. And when you recited ‘Bismillah’ before sending your trained dog for hunting, then eat that game as well. And if you hunted with an untrained dog, if you slaughter it (the animal) then eat it, and if it dies before being slaughtered, then do not eat it.”