Animals as targets

300 hadith

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not take any living creature as a target."

  الأعظمي 7275Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not take any living creature as a target."

  ابن ماجه 3187Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not take any living creature as a target."

  أحمد 3215Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not take any living creature as a target."

  مسلم 5059Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not take any living creature as a target."

  النسائي 4449Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not make any living creature a target."

  مسلم 5060Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed anyone who takes a living creature as a target.

  النسائي 4446Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not make any living creature a target."

  أحمد 3156Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not take any living creature as a target."

  النسائي 4448Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that any living creature be made into a target.

  أحمد 2480Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that any living creature be made into a target.

  الترمذي 1475Sahih

• Saeed bin Jubayr reported,

  I went out with Ibn Umar from his house, and we passed by some young men from Quraysh who had set up a bird as a target and were shooting at it. They had agreed to give the owner of the bird every arrow that missed. When they saw Ibn Umar,…

  أحمد 6259Sahih

• Abdul-Quddus reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade taking a living creature as a target. Someone asked, "What does this mean?" He replied, "It means making an opening in a wall through which a living creature is brought in to be shot at." Muslim said, I…

  مسلم 77Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not take any living creature as a target." Shuba said, I asked him, "From the Prophet ﷺ?" He replied, "From the Prophet ﷺ."

  أحمد 2532Sahih

• Saeed bin Jubayr reported,

  Ibn Umar passed by some young men of Quraysh who had set up a bird as a target and were shooting at it, having agreed to give the owner of the bird every arrow of theirs that missed. When they saw Ibn Umar, they scattered. Ibn Umar said,…

  مسلم 5062Difficult

• Ikrima reported,

  Ibn Abbas passed by some people who had set up a pigeon and were shooting at it. He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade making any living creature a target."

  أحمد 2474Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not take anything that has a soul as a target."

  أحمد 3155Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not take anything that has a soul as a target."

  أحمد 2586Sahih

• Saeed bin Jubayr reported,

  I went out with Ibn Umar from his house, and we passed by some young men of Quraysh who had set up a bird as a target and were shooting at it. They had agreed that the owner of the bird would receive every arrow that missed. When they saw…

  أحمد 5587Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ passed by a group of the Ansar who had set up a pigeon as a target and were shooting at it. He said, "Do not take anything in which there is a soul as a target."

  أحمد 2705Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not take anything that has a soul as a target." Abdul-Razzaq said, "He forbade taking anything that has a soul as a target."

  أحمد 3216Sahih

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that any living creature be made into a target.

  أحمد 1863Sahih

• Hisham bin Zayd bin Anas bin Malik reported,

  I entered with my grandfather Anas bin Malik into the house of Hakam bin Ayub, and there was a group of people who had set up a chicken and were shooting at it. Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that animals be tied up and used…

  أحمد 12746Sahih

• Hisham bin Zayd bin Anas bin Malik reported,

  I entered the house of Hakam bin Ayub with my grandfather Anas bin Malik, and there were people who had set up a chicken and were shooting at it. Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that animals be tied up as targets."

  مسلم 5057Sahih

• Hisham bin Zayd bin Anas bin Malik reported,

  I went with my grandfather Anas bin Malik into the house of Hakam bin Ayub, and there we found some people who had set up a hen and were shooting at it. Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade tying up animals as targets."

  مسلم 5058Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade killing any animal by tying it up as a target.

  الأعظمي 7276Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  Ibn Umar entered the home of Yahya bin Saeed and found a young boy from the family of Yahya who had tied up a hen and was shooting at it. Ibn Umar walked over to the hen, untied it, and brought it back along with the boy. He said, "Restrain…

  البخاري 5514Sahih

• Hisham bin Zayd bin Anas bin Malik reported,

  I entered the house of Hakam bin Ayub with my grandfather Anas bin Malik, and there were people who had set up a chicken and were shooting at it. Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that animals be tied up and used as targets."

  الأعظمي 7271Sahih

• Saeed bin Jubayr reported,

  I went out with Ibn Umar on one of the roads of Madinah, and he saw some young men who had set up a chicken as a target and were shooting at it, with every missed shot counted against them. He asked, "Who did this?" and grew angry. When the…

  أحمد 5801Sahih

• Abu Thalaba reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Plundered spoils are not lawful, nor is any predator with fangs lawful, nor is an animal that has been tied up and used as a target lawful."

  الأعظمي 7440Hasan

• Hisham bin Zayd reported,

  I entered with Anas upon Hakam bin Ayub, and he saw some boys, or young men, who had set up a chicken and were shooting at it. Anas said, "The Prophet ﷺ forbade that animals be tied up and used as targets."

  البخاري 5513Sahih

• Anas bin Malik reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that animals be tied up and used as targets.

  أحمد 12161Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that any animal be killed by being tied up as a target.

  أحمد 14448Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that any animal be killed by being tied up as a target.

  أحمد 14423Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that any animal be killed by being tied up as a target.

  أحمد 14646Sahih

• Saeed bin Jubayr reported,

  I was with Ibn Umar when some young men, or a group of people, passed by. They had set up a chicken as a target and were shooting at it. When they saw Ibn Umar, they scattered away from it. Ibn Umar said, "Who did this? The Prophet ﷺ cursed…

  الأعظمي 7272Sahih

• Abu Thalaba reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Plundered property is not lawful, nor is any predatory animal with fangs, nor is an animal tied up and used as a target for shooting."

  النسائي 4331Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that any animal be killed by being tied up as a target.

  ابن ماجه 3188Sahih

• Hisham bin Zayd reported,

  I entered the governor's residence with my grandfather, and there was a chicken tied up being shot at. Each time an arrow struck it, it cried out. He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that animals be tied up as targets."

  أحمد 12982Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that any animal be killed by being tied up and used as a target.

  مسلم 5063Sahih

• Saeed bin Jubayr reported,

  I was walking with Ibn Umar along one of the roads of Medina when we came upon some young men who had set up a chicken as a target and were shooting at it, with every missed shot counting against them. He became angry and said, "Who did…

  أحمد 5018Sahih

• Saeed bin Jubayr reported,

  I was walking with Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas along one of the streets of Medina when we came across some young men who had set up a chicken as a target and were shooting at it, with every miss counted against them. He became angry and said,…

  أحمد 3133Sahih

• Abu Thalaba reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The animal that has been tied up and used as a target is not lawful to eat."

  النسائي 4443Sahih

• Abu Ayub reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade tying up an animal as a target for shooting. Abu Ayub said, "Even if I had only a chicken, I would not tie it up as a target."

  أحمد 23589Difficult

• Abdullah bin Yazid reported,

  Some men from my tribe asked me to question Saeed bin Musayab about a spear they would sharpen and plant in the ground, and by morning it would have killed a hyena. They wanted to know whether this counted as a proper slaughter. So I sat…

  أحمد 27512Difficult

• Hisham bin Zayd reported,

  I entered with Anas upon Hakam, meaning Ibn Ayub, and there were people shooting at a chicken in the governor's house. So Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that animals be tied up and used as targets."

  النسائي 4444Sahih

• Abdullah bin Jafar bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by some people who were shooting arrows at a ram. He disapproved of this and said, "Do not mutilate animals."

  النسائي 4445Hasan

• Abdullah bin Jafar bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by some people who were shooting arrows at a ram, and he disapproved of this, saying, "Do not mutilate animals."

  الأعظمي 7277Hasan

• Abdullah bin Amr bin As reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no person who kills a sparrow or anything larger than it without just cause except that Allah [[r4]] will question him about it." Someone asked, "Messenger of Allah, what is its just cause?" He…

  الأعظمي 7356Hasan

• Saeed bin Jubayr reported,

  Ibn Umar passed by some people who had set up a live chicken and were shooting at it. He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed anyone who mutilates animals."

  الأعظمي 7274Sahih

• Anas bin Malik reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade confining animals to be killed by being shot at.

  ابن ماجه 3186Sahih

• Saeed bin Jubayr reported,

  Ibn Umar passed by a group of people who had set up a chicken as a target and were shooting at it. When they saw Ibn Umar, they scattered away from it. Ibn Umar said, "Who did this? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed anyone who does this."

  مسلم 5061Sahih

• Shurahbil bin Saad reported,

  Zayd bin Thabit came to us while we were in an orchard of ours, and we had snares set up for trapping. He shouted at us and drove us away, saying, "Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade hunting its game?"

  أحمد 21663Hasan

• Anas bin Malik reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade confining an animal to be killed by being shot at.

  أحمد 12862Sahih

• Abu Darda reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade eating an animal that has been tied up as a target and shot at with arrows.

  الترمذي 1473Hasan

• Anas bin Malik reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that animals be tied up and used as targets.

  أبو داود 2815Sahih

• Malik reported,

  Saeed bin Musayab disapproved of killing a domestic animal by the same means used for killing game, such as shooting it with arrows or anything similar.

  مالك 1097Daif

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  He passed by some people who had set up a live chicken and were shooting at it. He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed anyone who mutilates animals."

  أحمد 4622Sahih

• Abu Ayub reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade confining an animal to be killed as a target.

  أحمد 23591Difficult

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever you find committing an act with an animal, kill him and kill the animal." Ibn Abbas was asked, "What is the reason for killing the animal?" He replied, "I did not hear anything from the Messenger of…

  الترمذي 1454Hasan