Chapters on Hunting

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Chapter 9: Hunting fish and locusts

It wasnarrated that Salman said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wasaskedabout locusts. He said: ‘(They are) the most numerous troop ofAllah. I neither eat them nor forbid them.’”

It wasnarrated that Abu (Sa’eed) Baqqal heard Anas bin Malik say

“Thewives of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to give each other gifts oflocustson trays.”

It wasnarrated from Jabir and Anas bin Malik that whenever theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) supplicated against the locusts, he said

“OAllah,destroy their large ones and kill their small ones, spoil theireggsand root them out. Take their mouths away from our livelihood andprovision, for You are the One Who hears the prayers.” A man said:“OMessenger of Allah, are you praying against one of the troops ofAllah, that they may be rooted out?” He said: “Locusts weresneezedout by the fish in the sea.”

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said

“We went out with the Prophet(ﷺ) for Hajj or ‘Umrah, and we encountered a swarm of locusts oratype of locust. We started hitting them with out whips and sandals.The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Eat them for they are the game of thesea.’”

Chapter 10: What it is forbidden to kill

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade killing shrikes*, frogs, ants and hoopoes.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade killing four kinds of animals: Ants, bees, hoopoes andshrikes.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ)said

Another chain reports a similar hadith.

Chapter 11: Prohibition of throwing small pebbles

It wasnarrated from Sa’eed bin Jubair that a relative of ‘AbdullahbinMughaffal threw some small pebbles. He told him not to do that andsaid

“The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade throwing small pebbles and said:‘They do not kill any game nor hurt the enemy, but they can break atooth or put out an eye.’” He did it again, and he (‘Abdullah)said:“I tell you that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade that and then yougo and doit again? I will never speak to you again.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal said

“The Prophet (ﷺ)forbade throwing small pebbles and said: ‘They do not kill any gameorhurt the enemy, but they can break a tooth or put out an eye.’”

Chapter 12: Killing house lizards

It wasnarrated from Umm Sharik that the Prophet (ﷺ) told her tokillhouse lizards.

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Whoever kills a house lizard with one blow will have such andsucha reward. Whoever kills it with two blows will have such and suchareward,” less than the first. “And whoever kills it with threeblowswill have such and such reward,” less than that mentioned thesecondtime.

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saidconcerning house lizards

“Vermin.”

It wasnarrated from Sa’ibah, the freed slave woman of Fakih binMughirah,that she entered upon ‘Aishah and saw a spear in her house.Shesaid

“O Mother of the Believers, what do you do with this?” Shesaid: “We kill these house lizards with it, for the Prophet ofAllah(ﷺ) told us that when Ibrahim was thrown into the fire, therewas nobeast on earth that did not try to put it out, apart from thehouselizard that blew on it. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commanded thatthey should be killed.”

Chapter 13: Eating any predatory animal that has fangs

It wasnarrated from Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani that the Prophet (ﷺ)forbade eating any predatory animal that has fangs.

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Eating anypredatory animal that has fangs is unlawful.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said

“On the Day of Khaibar, theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade eating any predatory animal that hasfangs and any bird that has talons.”

Chapter 14: Wolves and foxes

It wasnarrated that Khuzaimah bin Jaz’ said

“I said: ‘O MessengerofAllah, I have come to ask you about the vermin of the earth. Whatdoyou say about foxes?’ He said: ‘Who eats foxes?’ I said: ‘OMessenger of Allah, what do you say about wolves?’ He said: ‘Doesanyone in whom there is anything good eat wolves?’”

Chapter 15: Hyenas

It wasnarrated that Ibn Abu ‘Ammar, who is ‘Abdur-Rahman, said

“Iasked Jabir bin ‘Abdullah about hyenas: ‘Are they game (that canbehunted)?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ I said: ‘Can I eat them?’ Hesaid: ‘Yes.’ Isaid: ‘Is this something that you heard from theMessenger of Allah(ﷺ)?’ He said: ‘Yes.’”

It wasnarrated that Khuzaimah bin Jaz’ said

“I said: ‘O MessengerofAllah (ﷺ), what do you say about hyenas?’ He said: ‘Who eatshyenas?’”

Chapter 16: Mastigure

It wasnarrated that Thabit bin Yazid Al-Ansari said

“We were withtheProphet (ﷺ) and the people caught a mastigure. They grilled itandate from it. Then I caught a mastigure so I grilled it and broughtitto the Prophet (ﷺ). He took a palm stalk and started counting hisfinger with it, and said: ‘A nation from among the Children ofIsraelwas turned into beasts of the earth, and I do not know if thisisthey.’ I said: ‘The people have grilled them and eaten them.’He didnot eat it and he did not forbid it.”