Sayyiduna Abu Tha’labah Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you throw your arrow at game and it remains hidden from you for three days, and then you find it, it may be eaten, provided it has not become putrid.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب الصيد و الذبائح / 7587
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه مسلم: 1931، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 17744 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 17896»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … One should have a strong presumption that this is indeed the same animal at which this hunter shot the arrow, and that it died as a result of this very arrow.