If a dog brings back game that is dead, is it permissible to eat it?
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The questioner : ... Is it permissible?
The Shaykh : It is permissible if there is no wound in it, though there is a difference of opinion on this. That is, if the dog strangled it and brought it back, is it permissible or not? There is a difference of opinion. The well-known view in the school of jurisprudence is that there must be a wound, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): The second opinion is that it is not a condition, due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah 5:4] The precaution is not to eat it.
The Shaykh : It is permissible if there is no wound in it, though there is a difference of opinion on this. That is, if the dog strangled it and brought it back, is it permissible or not? There is a difference of opinion. The well-known view in the school of jurisprudence is that there must be a wound, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):