A man who shoots game, it vanishes from his sight, and he then finds his arrow in it

Sayyiduna Abu Razin (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man brought a rabbit to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: I shot an arrow at a rabbit, but I could not find it until night fell. In the morning I found the rabbit, and my arrow was in it. What is the ruling about it now? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did you kill it on the spot, or did it die later from some other cause?" He said: No, it died later. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The night is one of Allah's great creations; no one knows its reality except its Creator. Perhaps something else killed this rabbit, so throw it away."

Likewise (through another chain).

Zayd bin Wahb said: A man came to Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: If I shoot an animal with an arrow and it disappears from me, and then the next day I find it with my arrow in it, what is the ruling for me? Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If that happened to me, I would eat it.

A black slave asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): If I shoot at an animal and either kill it with my arrow, or it dies from some other cause after the arrow struck it, what is the ruling? Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If it died from your arrow striking it, eat it; and if it died later, do not eat it.

Likewise (through another chain).

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If a man shoots game with an arrow and the next day finds his arrow in it, he should not eat it.

Amir said: If a person shoots game and it disappears from him, then if he finds that it has not fallen into water, has not fallen from a mountain, and no beast of prey has eaten from it, he may eat it.

Jabir bin Zayd said: If you find your arrow in the game the next day and you recognize it, there is no harm in eating it.

Makhul used to say: If the game disappears from you for a night, and the next day you find your arrow in it and recognize it, do not eat it.

Al-Hasan said: When you shoot game and it disappears from you for a night and dies, then even if you find your arrow in it, do not eat it.

Habib bin Abi Amrah said: A man asked Sa'id bin Jubayr: "If I shoot game and it disappears from me, and then I find it afterwards, what is the ruling?" Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "If there is nothing in it but the mark of your arrow, eat it; and if there is something else besides, do not eat it."

Sayyiduna Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "O Messenger of Allah! One of us shoots at game and searches for it for two or three days; he finds it dead with his arrow lodged in it. What about eating it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If he wishes, he may eat it."

Sayyiduna Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "If I shoot at game and find it the next day, what is the ruling?" He said: "If your arrow is lodged in it and no beast of prey has eaten from it, you may eat it."