Hadith 3987

Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I said: “O Messenger of Allah, I shoot game and find my arrow in it the next day?” He said: “If you know your arrow killed it and see no trace of a predator, eat.” [Narrated by Abu Dawud] We say it is known that another condition is not to stop pursuing it. In “Al-Bada’i,” it is narrated that a man gifted the Prophet (ﷺ) game, and he said: “Where did you get this?” He said: “I shot it yesterday and was pursuing it until night overtook me, cutting me off from it. Then I found it today with my arrow in it.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “It disappeared from you, and I do not know, perhaps some vermin assisted you with it. I have no need for it.” It is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he was asked about it and said: “Eat what you hit directly and leave what disappears.” Abu Yusuf said: “Direct hit” means what you see, and “disappears” means what is hidden from you. Hisham said from Muhammad: “Direct hit” means what does not disappear from your sight, and “disappears” means what is hidden from your sight, except that pursuit replaces sight due to necessity.