Is it permissible to hunt with other than a dog, since all the hadiths are about dogs?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : Is it possible, O Shaykh, to hunt with other than a dog, such as tigers?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : ... Did the hadiths mention dogs?
The Shaykh : All these are specific cases. One person asks about his dog because he has no other option, but the verse[Al-Ma'idah 5:4] refers to beasts of prey in general, encompassing everything that breaks [the prey's bones], is that clear?
The questioner : If there are two sheep or a ram that gored the other, its gored meat is not eaten. You might find someone, for example, who sent a ram to gore the other.
The Shaykh : A ram hunting?!
The questioner : Goring another ram.
The Shaykh : No, my brother, may Allah guide you. What is this? This is hunting prey that has a known enemy and is known to hunt; it is not that it is goring it. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : ... Did the hadiths mention dogs?
The Shaykh : All these are specific cases. One person asks about his dog because he has no other option, but the verse
[game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals
وما علمتم من الجوارحThe questioner : If there are two sheep or a ram that gored the other, its gored meat is not eaten. You might find someone, for example, who sent a ram to gore the other.
The Shaykh : A ram hunting?!
The questioner : Goring another ram.
The Shaykh : No, my brother, may Allah guide you. What is this? This is hunting prey that has a known enemy and is known to hunt; it is not that it is goring it. Yes.