What is the ruling on hunting with an entirely black, unmixed-colored dog (*bahīm*)?

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Hunting with a dog described as *bahīm* (one whose color is unmixed with any other) is prohibited by some scholars, including Al-Hasan, Al-Nakha'i, Qatadah, and Ishaq, with Ahmad stating he knows of no early scholar who permitted it. The prohibition is established because such a dog is deemed to be a devil (*shayṭān*), as narrated in Sahih Muslim from Abdullah ibn Mughaffal: 'We were commanded by the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) to kill dogs, then he forbade killing them and said: 'Adhere to the jet-black one (*al-aswad al-bahīm*) with two white spots, for he is a devil.'' Since possessing such a dog is prohibited and it is commanded to be killed, hunting with it is impermissible, similar to an untaught dog. The permission to kill licensed dogs is a concession (*rukhsah*) and cannot be achieved through something forbidden, like possessing a devil.