Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever keeps a (pet) dog which is neither a watch dog nor a hunting dog, will get
a daily deduction of two Qirat from his good deeds.”

I asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) about the Mi’rad. He said, “If you hit the game with its sharp edge, eat it, but if
the Mi’rad hits the game with its shaft with a hit by its broad side do not eat it, for it has been beaten to
death with a piece of wood. (i.e. unlawful).” I asked, “If I let loose my trained hound after a game?”
He said, “If you let loose your trained hound after game, and mention the name of Allah, then you can
eat.” I said, “If the hound eats of the game?” He said “Then you should not eat of it, for the hound has
hunted the game for itself and not for you.” I said, “Some times I send my hound and then I find some
other hound with it?” He said “Don’t eat the game, as you have mentioned the Name of Allah on your
dog only and not on the other.”

I said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! We let loose our trained hounds after a game?” He said, “Eat what they
hunt for you.” I said, “Even if they killed (the game)?” He replied, ‘Even if they killed (the game).” I
said, ‘We also hit (the game) with the Mi’rad?” He said, “Eat of the animal which the Mi’rad kills by
piercing its body, but do not eat of the animal which is killed by the broad side of the Mi’rad.”

I said, “O Allah’s Prophet! We are living in a land ruled by the people of the Scripture; Can we take
our meals in their utensils? In that land there is plenty of game and I hunt the game with my bow and
with my hound that is not trained and with my trained hound. Then what is lawful for me to eat?” He
said, “As for what you have mentioned about the people of the Scripture, if you can get utensils other
than theirs, do not eat out of theirs, but if you cannot get other than theirs, wash their utensils and eat
out of it. If you hunt an animal with your bow after mentioning Allah’s Name, eat of it. and if you hunt
something with your trained hound after mentioning Allah’s Name, eat of it, and if you hunt
something with your untrained hound (and get it before it dies) and slaughter it, eat of it.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Neither Fara’ nor ‘Atira (is permissible):” Al-Fara’ nor ‘Atira (is permissible):” Al-
Fara’ was the first offspring (of camels or sheep) which the pagans used to offer (as a sacrifice) to their
idols. And Al-`Atira was (a sheep which was to be slaughtered) during the month of Rajab.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Neither Fara’ nor ‘Atira) is permissible).” Al-Fara’ was the first offspring (they got
of camels or sheep) which they (pagans) used to offer (as a sacrifice) to their idols. ‘Atira was (a sheep
which used to be slaughtered) during the month of Rajab.

I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the game killed by a Mi’rad (i.e. a sharp-edged piece of wood or a piece of
wood provided with a sharp piece of iron used for hunting). He said, “If the game is killed with its
sharp edge, eat of it, but if it is killed with its shaft, with a hit by its broad side then the game is
(unlawful to eat) for it has been beaten to death.” I asked him about the game killed by a trained
hound. He said, “If the hound catches the game for you, eat of it, for killing the game by the hound, is
like its slaughtering. But if you see with your hound or hounds another dog, and you are afraid that it
might have shared in hunting the game with your hound and killed it, then you should not eat of it,
because you have mentioned Allah’s name on (sending) your hound only, but you have not mentioned
it on some other hound.

Abu Talha had a child who was sick. Once, while Abu Talha was out, the
child died. When Abu Talha returned home, he asked, “How does my son
fare?” Um Salaim (his wife) replied, “He is quieter than he has ever
been.” Then she brought supper for him and he took his supper and
slept with her. When he had finished, she said (to him), “Bury the
child (as he’s dead).” Next morning Abu Talha came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
and told him about that. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), “Did you sleep
with your wife last night?” Abu Talha said, “Yes”. The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“O Allah! Bestow your blessing on them as regards that night of
theirs.” Um Sulaim gave birth to a boy. Abu Talha told me to take care
of the child till it was taken to the Prophet. Then Abu Talha took the
child to the Prophet (ﷺ) and Um Sulaim sent some dates along with the
child. The Prophet (ﷺ) took the child (on his lap) and asked if there was
something with him. The people replied, “Yes, a few dates.” The
Prophet took a date, chewed it, took some of it out of his mouth, put
it into the child’s mouth and did Tahnik for him with that, and named
him ‘Abdullah.

Narrated Salman bin ‘Amri Ad-Dabbi, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘Aqiqa is to be offered for a (newly born) boy.

I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saying, “‘Aqiqa is to be offered for a (newly born) boy, so slaughter (an
animal) for him, and relieve him of his suffering.”Narrated Habib bin Ash-Shahid:Ibn Seereen told me to ask Al-Hassan from whom he had heard the narration of ‘Aqiqa. I asked him
and he said, “From Samura bin Jundab.”