“إذا أرسلت كلبك المعلم فقتل فكل, وإذا أكل فلا تأكل فإنما أمسك على نفسه, وإن وجدت معه كلبا آخر فلا تأكل فإنماسميت على كلبك ولم تسم على كلب آخر”.
(صحيح) … [ق] عن عدي بن حاتم. الإرواء 2551 – 2554)
It is reported that ‘Adi ibn Hatim said:
The Messenger of Allah said:
“If you release your dog and mention the name of Allah, then eat. But it he has eaten some of it, the do not eats, for the caught it for himself. If you release your dog then you find another dog with it, then do not eat, for you said the name of Allah over your dog, and not over any other.”
This hadith was narrated by al-Bukhari 175 and Muslim 1929.
Sheikh al-Albani called the hadith authentic. See Saheeh al-jami ‘as-saghir 314.
Grade: صحيح
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