حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ عُثْمَانَ يَأْمُرُ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلَابِ وَذَبْحِ الْحَمَامِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 521
Al-Hasan narrated: I saw 'Uthman enjoining, in his khutbah, the killing of dogs and the slaughter of pigeons.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020