حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَدِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُتَّخَذَ شَيْءٌ فِيهِ الرُّوحُ غَرَضًا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2480
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) forbade taking any animate being as a target.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020