Who has done this? May Allah curse whoever has done this. Verily, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) invoked curse upon whoever makes any living creature a target of shooting
Chapter: The prohibition of cornering animals in order to kill them (for sport)
Authentic
hadith of Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim 1958b
Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr reported that Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once passed by some young men of the Quraysh who had tied a bird and made it a target at which they were shooting arrows. Every arrow that they missed became the possession of the owner of the bird. When they saw Ibn ‘Umar, they dispersed. Thereupon, Ibn ‘Umar said: "Who has done this? May Allah curse whoever has done this. Verily, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) invoked curse upon whoever makes any living creature a target (of his marksmanship, archery, etc.)"
Reported by Muslim (No. 1958b), An-Nasa’i (No. 4441) and Ahmad (No. 5330, 5977).
Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr (may Allah have mercy upon him) reported that ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once passed by some young men of the Quraysh tribe who had tied a bird and made it a target at which they were shooting arrows to see who is more skilled at archery. When they saw Ibn ‘Umar coming, they dispersed and ran away from him. He inquired about what was going on, and when the people told him, he said: "May Allah curse whoever has done this," and he mentioned that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) invoked the curse of Allah upon whoever takes any living creature as a target to shoot at. That is because such action makes the bird suffer pain as one hits its wing, another hits its chest, and a third hits its back or head, and so on. Thus, the bird suffers without dying, while it is possible to slaughter it at the neck in the lawful manner which kills it instantly without making it suffer. That is why the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) invoked curse upon whoever makes any living creature a target of shooting.
Explanation in Arabic
يخبر سعيد بن جُبير أن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما مر بفتيان بقريش وقد وضعوا طائرًا يرمون عليه سهامهم، أيهم أشد إصابة، فلما رأوا عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنه تفرقوا هربًا منه، ثم قال: ما هذا؟ فأخبروه، فقال: لعن الله من فعل هذا، وذكر أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لعن من اتخذ شيئا فيه الروح غرضا.
وهذا لأنه يتألم إذ أن هذا يضربه على جناحه، وهذا يضربه على صدره، وهذا يضربه على ظهره، وهذا على رأسه فيتأذى إذا لم يمت، وهو مقدور على تذكيته، فلهذا لعن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من اتخذ شيئًا فيه الروح غرضًا.
أن تعذيب الحيوان من غير سبب شرعي من الكبائر.
جواز لعن من اتخذ شيئًا فيه الروح غرضًا.
وجوب الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر في وقته, وعدم تأخير البيان عن وقت الحاجة.
حرمة تضييع المال, لأن الطير إذا مات حرم أكل لحمه.
تحريم اللهو الباطل الذي لا يعود على الأمة بفائدة.
أن الدين الإسلامي كما يرحم الإنسان يرحم الحيوان.
سمو هذه الشريعة وشمولها حيث أوجبت الشفقة على الناس وعلى البهائم, وحرمت كل ما فيه إيذاء أو تعذيب.
