Sahih al-Bukhari #5303
Hunting, Slaughtering
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَمَرُّوا بِفِتْيَةٍ أَوْ بِنَفَرٍ نَصَبُوا دَجَاجَةً يَرْمُونَهَا، فَلَمَّا رَأَوُا ابْنَ عُمَرَ تَفَرَّقُوا عَنْهَا، وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَعَنَ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا.
تَابَعَهُ سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمِنْهَالُ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، لَعَنَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَنْ مَثَّلَ بِالْحَيَوَانِ. وَقَالَ عَدِيٌّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
While I was with Ibn `Umar, we passed by a group of young men who had tied a hen and started
shooting at it. When they saw Ibn `Umar, they dispersed, leaving it. On that Ibn `Umar said, "Who has
done this? The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the one who did so."
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the one who did Muthla to an animal (i e., cut its limbs or some other part of its
body while it is still alive).
Narrated by Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:
Context
While with Ibn `Umar, the narrator witnesses a group of young men mistreating a hen by shooting at it. Upon seeing Ibn `Umar, they scatter, indicating their awareness of wrongdoing. Ibn `Umar reminds them that the Prophet (ﷺ) cursed those who engage in such cruel acts, reinforcing the importance of compassion towards animals and the consequences of mistreatment.
Modern Application
This hadith serves as a reminder of the ethical treatment of animals in today's society. It encourages individuals to reflect on their actions and to promote kindness towards all living beings, fostering a culture of respect and empathy in our communities.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Prophetic Warning because it conveys the Prophet's (ﷺ) curse on those who harm animals, emphasizing the importance of compassion.
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O you who have believed, do not kill game while you are in the state of ihram. And whoever of you kills it intentionally - the penalty is an equivalent from sacrificial animals to what he killed, as judged by two just men among you as an offering [to Allah] delivered to the Ka'bah, or an expiation: the feeding of needy people or the equivalent of that in fasting, that he may taste the consequence of his deed. Allah has pardoned what is past; but whoever returns [to violation], then Allah will take retribution from him. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution.
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Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah, and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
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About Sahih al-Bukhari
This hadith is #5303 from Sahih al-Bukhari, in the Book of Hunting, Slaughtering. It is graded Sahih and narrated by Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:.