Sahih al-Bukhari 5485
Book 72: Hunting, Slaughtering · Hadith 11
Hadith text
وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عَدِيٍّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، يَرْمِي الصَّيْدَ فَيَقْتَفِرُ أَثَرَهُ الْيَوْمَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةَ، ثُمَّ يَجِدُهُ مَيِّتًا وَفِيهِ سَهْمُهُ قَالَ " يَأْكُلُ إِنْ شَاءَ ".
And it has also been narrated by `Adi bin Hatim that he asked the Prophet (ﷺ) "If a hunter throws an arrow at the game and after tracing it for two or three days he finds it dead but still bearing his arrow, (can he eat of it)?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "He can eat if he wishes
Adi bin Hatim se ye bhi riwayat ki gayi hai ke unhone Nabi (SAW) se pucha, 'Agar shikaari shikaar par teer chalaaye aur do-teen din uska peecha karne ke baad use mara hua paaye magar abhi bhi uska teer usmein hi ho, (to kya wo khaa sakta hai)?' Nabi (SAW) ne jawab diya, 'Wo chaahe to khaa sakta hai.'
Sahih al-Bukhari 5485 · Book 72, Hadith 11