Sayyiduna Abu Tha’labah al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We live in the land of the People of the Book and we eat from their utensils. Our area is such that there is much hunting. I hunt with my bow, and also with a trained dog, and sometimes with an untrained dog. So tell me, which of these things is forbidden for me? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: As for what you mentioned, that you live in the land of the People of the Book and eat from their utensils—if you can find utensils other than theirs, then do not eat from their utensils. But if you cannot find other utensils, then wash their utensils and eat from them. As for what you mentioned about hunting—whatever you hunt with your bow, eat from it, and take the name of Allah over it. And whatever game your trained dog catches for you, take the name of Allah and eat from it. And whatever is hunted by an untrained dog—if you are able to slaughter it, then eat it; and if you are not able to slaughter it, then do not eat it.