An Arabi named Abu Thalaba said, "Messenger of Allah, I have trained hunting dogs, so give me a ruling concerning their game."The Prophet ﷺ replied, "If you have trained hunting dogs, then eat from what they catch for you."Abu Thalaba asked, "Whether it has been ritually slaughtered or not?"He answered, "Yes."Abu Thalaba asked, "Even if the dog has eaten some of it?"He said, "Even if it has eaten some of it."Abu Thalaba then said, "Messenger of Allah, give me a ruling concerning my bow."He replied, "Eat whatever your bow brings down for you."Abu Thalaba asked, "Whether it has been ritually slaughtered or not?"He said, "Yes."Abu Thalaba asked, "Even if the game disappears from my sight?"He answered, "Even if it disappears from you, as long as it has not begun to rot, or you find on it a mark other than that of your arrow."Abu Thalaba asked, "Give me a ruling about the vessels of the Magians when we are compelled to use them."He said, "Wash them and eat from them."
أن أعرابيا يقال له: أبو ثعلبة قال: يا رسول الله! إن لي كلابا مكلبة فأفتني فى صيدها. فقال النبي ﷺ: إن كان لك كلاب مكلبة فكل مما أمسكن عليك. قال: ذكيا أو غير ذكي؟ قال: نعم. قال: فإن أكل منه قال: وإن أكل منه. قال: يا رسول الله أفتني فى قوسي. قال: كل ما ردت عليك قوسك. قال: ذكيا أو غير ذكي. قال: وإن تغيب عني؟ قال: وإن تغيب عنك ما لم يصل أو تجد فيه أثرا غير سهمك. قال أفتني في آنية المجوس إذا اضطررنا إليها؟ قال: اغسلها وكل فيها.
Narrated by Abu Dawud (2857), Ahmad (6725), and Daraqutni (4797), all through Habib al-Muallim, from Amr bin Shuayb, from his father, from his grandfather, who related it.Its chain is hasan on account of the discussion surrounding Amr bin Shuayb, except that his hadith is hasan. Ibn Abdul-Hadi said in al-Tanqih (4/627), "The hadith of Amr bin Shuayb, its chain going back to him, so whoever relies on Amr, it is sahih according to him," end of quote.I say, this is the view held by Malik, and it is a narration from Ahmad, and a weak position attributed to Shafii, and they interpreted the prohibition in the hadith of Adi bin Hatim as indicating a disliked matter of caution rather than outright prohibition.