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Ibn Majah: Hadith 3259

28. Chapters on Hunting

سنن ابن ماجه

3259
Ibn Majah
Sahih (Darussalam)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرْمِي الصَّيْدَ فَيَغِيبُ عَنِّي لَيْلَةً قَالَ ‏‏ إِذَا وَجَدْتَ فِيهِ سَهْمَكَ وَلَمْ تَجِدْ فِيهِ شَيْئًا غَيْرَهُ فَكُلْهُ ‏"‏ ‏‏
It was narrated that "Adi bin Hatim said:
"I said: "O Messenger of Allah, what if I shoot the game but it vanishes at night?' He said: "If you find your arrow in it and you do not find anything else, then eat it.'"
Reference: English : Vol. 4, Book 28, Hadith 3213
Arabic : Book 28, Hadith 3334