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سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الصيد والذبائح
The Book of Hunting and Slaughtering
بَابُ : فِي الَّذِي يَرْمِي الصَّيْدَ فَيَغِيبُ عَنْهُ
Chapter: The One Who Shoots An Arrow But (The Game) Gets Away From Him
Sunan Nasai 4306 — The One Who Shoots An Arrow But (The Game) Gets
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى ، وَإِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " إِذَا رَأَيْتَ سَهْمَكَ فِيهِ وَلَمْ تَرَ فِيهِ أَثَرًا غَيْرَهُ وَعَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ قَتَلَهُ فَكُلْ " .
´It was narrated from 'Adiyy bin Hatim that the Messenger of Allah said:` "If you see your arrow in it. And you do not see any other mark, and you know that (Your arrow) killed it, then eat it."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
The presence of one’s own arrow in the lifeless game proves that it died due to that very arrow.
Since the takbir was pronounced at the time of shooting the arrow, it is therefore considered as if it has been slaughtered (i.e., it takes the ruling of a slaughtered animal).
➋
The meaning of not finding anything besides the arrow is that one is certain that there is no other cause of death. For example:
If the animal is found drowned in water, then it is possible that it did not die from the arrow but died from drowning.
Similarly, if there are signs that a predatory animal has eaten from it, then it is possible that the game died due to that predator and not from the arrow.
Therefore, one should avoid such doubtful game.
➊
The presence of one’s own arrow in the lifeless game proves that it died due to that very arrow.
Since the takbir was pronounced at the time of shooting the arrow, it is therefore considered as if it has been slaughtered (i.e., it takes the ruling of a slaughtered animal).
➋
The meaning of not finding anything besides the arrow is that one is certain that there is no other cause of death. For example:
If the animal is found drowned in water, then it is possible that it did not die from the arrow but died from drowning.
Similarly, if there are signs that a predatory animal has eaten from it, then it is possible that the game died due to that predator and not from the arrow.
Therefore, one should avoid such doubtful game.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3213
