Sunan Ibn Majah
Chapter 28 Chapters on Hunting • 51 Hadiths 554
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Hadith #3200
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that dogs be killed, then he said:“What do they use dogs for?” Then he permitted them to keep hunting dogs...
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Hadith #3201
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that dogs be killed, then he said:“What do they use dogs for?” Then he permitted them to keep farming dogs and dogs of ‘Ein. Bundar said: “The ‘Ein refers to the w...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3202
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that dogs be killed.”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3203
It was narrated from Salim that his father said:“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raising his voice and commanding that dogs be killed, and dogs were killed, except for hunting dogs or dogs kept for herding livestock.”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3204
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat will be deducted from him (good) deeds every day, except a dog for farming or herding livestock.”...
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Hadith #3205
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Were it not that dogs form one of the communities (or nations – of creatures), I would have commanded that they be killed. But kill those that are all black. There are...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3206
It was narrated that Sufyan bin Abu Zuhair said:“I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever keeps a dog that he does not need for farming or herding, one Qirat will be deducted from his (good) deeds each day.’”...
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Hadith #3207
It was narrated that Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani said:“I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we live in a land of the People of the Book and we eat from their vessels. And we live in a land (where there is) game, so I hu...
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Hadith #3208
It was narrated that ‘Adi bin Hatim said:“I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): ‘We are people who hunt with these dogs.’ He said: ‘If you send out your trained dogs and mention the Name of Allah over them, then eat whatever they catch even if they kil...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3209
It was narrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said:“We were forbidden (to eat) the game caught by their dogs and birds – meaning the Zoroastrians.”...
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Hadith #3210
It was narrated that Abu Dharr said:“I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the all-black dog and he said: ‘(It is) a devil.’”...
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Hadith #3211
It was narrated from Abu Tha’labah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:“Eat what your bow brings you.”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3212
It was narrated that ‘Adi bin Hatim said:“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we are people who shoot (arrows).’ He said: ‘If you shoot and pierce (the game), then eat what you pierced.’”...
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Hadith #3213
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.’”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3214
It was narrated that ‘Adi bin Hatim said:“I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about hunting with Mi’rad. He said: ‘Whatever it struck with its sharp edge, then eat it, but what is struck with its side is something that has been killed by a violent blo...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3215
It was narrated that ‘Adi bit Hatim said:“I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about Mi’rad. He said: ‘Do not eat unless you pierce (the game).’”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3216
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:“Whatever is cut from an animal hen it is still alive, what is cut from it is Maitah (dead meat).”...
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Hadith #3217
It was narrated that Tamim Dari said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘At the end of time there will be people who will cut off camels’ humps and sheep’s tails. But what is cut from a living animal is dead.’”...
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Hadith #3218
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Two kinds of dead meat have been permitted to us: fish and locusts.”...
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Hadith #3219
It was narrated that Salman said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about locusts. He said: ‘(They are) the most numerous troop of Allah. I neither eat them nor forbid them.’”...
Daif Daif
Hadith #3220
It was narrated that Abu (Sa’eed) Baqqal heard Anas bin Malik say:“The wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to give each other gifts of locusts on trays.”...
Daif Isnaad Daif Isnaad
Hadith #3221
It was narrated from Jabir and Anas bin Malik that whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) supplicated against the locusts, he said:“O Allah, destroy their large ones and kill their small ones, spoil their eggs and root them out. Take their mouths away f...
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Hadith #3222
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:“We went out with the Prophet (ﷺ) for Hajj or ‘Umrah, and we encountered a swarm of locusts or a type of locust. We started hitting them with out whips and sandals. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Eat them for they are t...
Daif Daif
Hadith #3223
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade killing shrikes*, frogs, ants and hoopoes.”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3224
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade killing four kinds of animals: Ants, bees, hoopoes and shrikes.”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3225
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said:“One of the Prophets was bitten by an ant, so he ordered that the ant colony be burned. Then Allah revealed to him: ‘Because one ant bit you, you destroy one of the nations that glo...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3226
It was narrated from Sa’eed bin Jubair that a relative of ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal threw some small pebbles. He told him not to do that and said:“The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade throwing small pebbles and said: ‘They do not kill any game nor hurt the enemy, b...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3227
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal said:“The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade throwing small pebbles and said: ‘They do not kill any game or hurt the enemy, but they can break a tooth or put out an eye.’”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3228
It was narrated from Umm Sharik that the Prophet (ﷺ) told her to kill house lizards...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3229
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Whoever kills a house lizard with one blow will have such and such a reward. Whoever kills it with two blows will have such and such a reward,” less than the first. “And whoever ...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3230
It was narrated from ‘Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said concerning house lizards:“Vermin.”...
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Hadith #3231
It was narrated from Sa’ibah, the freed slave woman of Fakih bin Mughirah, that she entered upon ‘Aishah and saw a spear in her house. She said:“O Mother of the Believers, what do you do with this?” She said: “We kill these house lizards with it, for...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3232
It was narrated from Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade eating any predatory animal that has fangs...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3233
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:“Eating any predatory animal that has fangs is unlawful.”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3234
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:“On the Day of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade eating any predatory animal that has fangs and any bird that has talons.”...
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Hadith #3235
It was narrated that Khuzaimah bin Jaz’ said:“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I have come to ask you about the vermin of the earth. What do you say about foxes?’ He said: ‘Who eats foxes?’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about wolves?’ ...
Daif Daif
Hadith #3236
It was narrated that Ibn Abu ‘Ammar, who is ‘Abdur-Rahman, said:“I asked Jabir bin ‘Abdullah about hyenas: ‘Are they game (that can be hunted)?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ I said: ‘Can I eat them?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ I said: ‘Is this something that you heard from ...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3237
It was narrated that Khuzaimah bin Jaz’ said:“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), what do you say about hyenas?’ He said: ‘Who eats hyenas?’”...
Daif Daif
Hadith #3238
It was narrated that Thabit bin Yazid Al-Ansari said:“We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) and the people caught a mastigure. They grilled it and ate from it. Then I caught a mastigure so I grilled it and brought it to the Prophet (ﷺ). He took a palm stalk a...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3239
It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:“The Prophet (ﷺ) did not forbid (eating) mastigures, but he found that distasteful. It is the food of most shepherds, and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has benefited more than one person thereby. If I had som...
Daif Isnaad Daif Isnaad
Hadith #3240
It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said:“A man from among Ahlus-Suffah called the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he had finished the prayer, saying: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Our land is a land infested with mastigures. What do you think of (eating)...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3241
It was narrated from Khalid bin Walid that a grilled mastigure was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and placed near him. He stretched out his hand to eat (some of it), then those who were present said:“O Messenger of Allah, it is the flesh of a ...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3242
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“I do not forbid it,” meaning mastigure...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3243
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:We passed by Marr Az-Zahran and startled a rabbit. They chased it but got tired, so I chased it and caught it. I brought it to Abu Talhah who slaughtered it and sent its rump and thigh to the Prophet (ﷺ), who ...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3244
it was narrated from Muhammad bin Safwan that he passed by the Prophet (ﷺ) with two rabbits hanging down. He said:“O Messenger of Allah, I caught these two rabbits but I cannot find any iron* with which to slaughter them with Marwah** and eat them?” ...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3245
It was narrated that Khuzaimah bin Jaz’ said:“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I have come to you to ask you about the vermin of the earth. What do you say about mastigures?’ He said: ‘I do not eat them and I do not forbid them.’ I said: ‘I will eat of...
Daif Daif
Hadith #3246
Mughirah bin Abu Burdah, who was of the tribe of Banu ‘Abd-Dar, narrated that he heard Abu Hurairah say:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The water of the sea is a means of purification and its dead meat is permissible.’”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3247
It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Whatever the sea throws out or is left behind when the tide ebbs, eat it, but whatever rises to its surface, do not eat it.’”...
Daif Daif
Hadith #3248
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:“Who eats crows? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called them vermin, By Allah, they are not from among the good and permissible things.”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3249
It was narrated from ‘Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Snakes are vermin, scorpions are vermin, mice are vermin and crows are vermin.”...
Sahih Sahih
Hadith #3250
It was narrated that Jabir said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade eating cats and he forbade their price.”...
Daif Daif

Chapters & Sections

Chapter 0
The Book of the Sunnah
Hadith #1 — 266
Chapter 1
The Book of Purification and its Sunnah
Hadith #267 — 666
Chapter 2
The Book of the Prayer
Hadith #667 — 705
Chapter 3
The Book of the Adhan and the Sunnah Regarding It
Hadith #706 — 734
Chapter 4
The Book On The Mosques And The Congregations
Hadith #735 — 802
Chapter 5
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
Hadith #803 — 1432
Chapter 6
Chapters Regarding Funerals
Hadith #1433 — 1637
Chapter 7
Fasting
Hadith #1638 — 1782
Chapter 8
The Chapters Regarding Zakat
Hadith #1783 — 1844
Chapter 9
The Chapters on Marriage
Hadith #1845 — 2015
Chapter 10
The Chapters on Divorce
Hadith #2016 — 2477
Chapter 11
The Chapters on Expiation
Hadith #2090 — 2136
Chapter 12
The Chapters on Business Transactions
Hadith #2137 — 2307
Chapter 13
The Chapters on Rulings
Hadith #2308 — 2374
Chapter 14
The Chapters on Gifts
Hadith #2375 — 2389
Chapter 15
The Chapters on Charity
Hadith #2390 — 2528
Chapter 16
The Chapters on Pawning
Hadith #2436 — 2491
Chapter 17
The Chapters on Pre-emption
Hadith #2492 — 2501
Chapter 18
The Chapters on Lost Property
Hadith #2502 — 2511
Chapter 19
The Chapters on Manumission (of Slaves)
Hadith #2512 — 2532
Chapter 20
The Chapters on Legal Punishments
Hadith #2533 — 2614
Chapter 21
The Chapters on Blood Money
Hadith #2615 — 2694
Chapter 22
The Chapters on Wills
Hadith #2695 — 2718
Chapter 23
Chapters on Shares of Inheritance
Hadith #2719 — 2752
Chapter 24
The Chapters on Jihad
Hadith #2753 — 2881
Chapter 25
Chapters on Hajj Rituals
Hadith #2882 — 3119
Chapter 26
Chapters on Sacrifices
Hadith #3120 — 3161
Chapter 27
Chapters on Slaughtering
Hadith #3162 — 3199
Chapter 28 Current
Chapters on Hunting
Hadith #3200 — 3250
Chapter 29
Chapters on Food
Hadith #3251 — 3370
Chapter 30
Chapters on Drinks
Hadith #3371 — 3435
Chapter 31
Chapters on Medicine
Hadith #3436 — 3549
Chapter 32
Chapters on Dress
Hadith #3550 — 3656
Chapter 33
Etiquette
Hadith #3657 — 3826
Chapter 34
Supplication
Hadith #3827 — 3892
Chapter 35
Interpretation of Dreams
Hadith #3893 — 3926
Chapter 36
Tribulations
Hadith #3927 — 4099
Chapter 37
Zuhd
Hadith #4100 — 4341

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