حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ الْمِنْهَالِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ مَرَّ عَلَى قَوْمٍ وَقَدْ نَصَبُوا دَجَاجَةً حَيَّةً يَرْمُونَهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَعَنَ مَنْ مَثَّلَ بِالْبَهَائِمِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4622
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he passed by some people who had set up a live hen (as a target) and were shooting at it. He said: Verily the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) cursed the one who mutilates animals
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020