حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ قَالَ مَرَّ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ عَلَى أُنَاسٍ قَدْ وَضَعُوا حَمَامَةً يَرْمُونَهَا فَقَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُتَّخَذَ الرُّوحُ غَرَضًا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2474
It was narrated that 'Ikrimah said; Ibn 'Abbas (RA) passed by some people who were using a pigeon to shoot at. He said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) forbade taking an animate being as a target.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020