أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَنَسٍ عَلَی الْحَکَمِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَيُّوبَ فَإِذَا أُنَاسٌ يَرْمُونَ دَجَاجَةً فِي دَارِ الْأَمِيرِ فَقَالَ نَهَی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ تُصْبَرَ الْبَهَائِمُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4454
It was narrated that Hisham bin Zaid said: “Anas and I entered upon Al-Hakam that is, Ibn Ayyub— and there were some people shooting at a chicken in the house of the governor. He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم forbade using animals as targets.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020