وعن أبى ثعلبة الخشني رضى الله عنه قال: أتيت رسول الله صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم فقلت: يا رسول الله إنا بأرض أهل الكتاب أفتأكل فى آنيتهم؟ وبأرض صيد أصيد بقوسي، وأصيد بكلبي المعلم و بكلبي الذى ليس بمعلم فقال النبى صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم : ( (أما ما ذكرت أنكم بأرض أهل الكتاب فلا تأكلوا فى آنيتهم إلا أن لا تجدوابدا، فإن لم تجدوا بدا فاغسلوا وكلوا وأما ما ذكرت أنكم بأرض صيد فما صدت بقوسك فاذكر اسم الله وكل وما صدت بكلبك المعلم فاذكر اسم الله وكل، وما صدت بكلبك الذى ليس بمعلم فأدركت ذكاته فكله ))
Abu Tha’laba al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he said: I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: “O Messenger of Allah! We live in the land of the People of the Book. Can we eat from their vessels? We also live in a land of hunting. I hunt with my bow, with my trained dog, and with my untrained dog.” The Prophet ﷺ said: “As for what you mentioned, that you live in the land of the People of the Book, do not eat from their vessels unless you find no alternative. If you find no alternative, then wash them and eat. As for what you mentioned, that you live in a land of hunting: what you hunt with your bow, mention the name of Allah and eat; what you hunt with your trained dog, mention the name of Allah and eat; and what you hunt with your untrained dog, if you reach its slaughter (before it dies), then eat it.”
Takhrij and Research: Bukhari: 5496, 5488, 5478; Muslim: 1930. Both contain the word “fa-ghsiluha” (wash them).
Benefits:
➊ Vessels of the People of the Book (the Jews) may be used for eating and drinking in cases of necessity, provided the vessels are thoroughly washed.
➋ Game caught with an arrow, or by a hunting dog released with the recitation of Bismillah, is permissible, whether it is reached alive or dead. However, game caught by a dog that is not trained for hunting is not permissible unless it is slaughtered.
➌ Hunting in Islam is permissible in times of need. Killing animals wastefully is not correct; one will be held accountable for it. Capturing animals in order to tie them up and practise aiming at them is entirely forbidden.
