The Book of Hunting, Slaughter, and what may be Eaten

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Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Jafar and Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us; they said: Shubah narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Uqbah ibn Suhban, from Abdullah ibn al-Mughaffal, who said: The Messenger of Allah prohibited flicking pebbles. Ibn Jafar added in his narration that he said: They neither harm the enemy nor kill game, but break teeth and put out eyes. Ibn Mahdi said: They do not harm the enemy, and did not mention putting out eyes.

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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Ismail ibn Ulayyah narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Said ibn Jubayr, that a relative of Abdullah ibn al-Mughaffal was flicking pebbles. He said: Abdullah stopped him and said: The Messenger of Allah prohibited flicking pebbles and said: “It neither catches game nor harms an enemy, but it breaks teeth and puts out eyes.” He said: The man did it again, so Abdullah said: I am telling you that the Messenger of Allah prohibited it, and you are still flicking pebbles. I will never speak to you again.

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Ibn Abi Umar narrated this to us: al-Thaqafi narrated to us, from Ayyub, through this chain, with a similar report.

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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Ismail ibn Ulayyah narrated to us, from Khalid al-Hadhdha, from Abu Qilabah, from Abu al-Ashath, from Shaddad ibn Aws, who said: I remember two things the Messenger of Allah said: “Allah has prescribed excellence in all things. So when you kill, kill well, and when you slaughter, slaughter well. Let each of you sharpen his blade and let the animal he slaughters be at ease.”

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Yahya ibn Yahya narrated this to us: Hushaym narrated to us. Ishaq ibn Ibrahim informed us: Abd al-Wahhab al-Thaqafi informed us. Abu Bakr ibn Nafi narrated to us: Ghundar narrated to us: Shubah narrated to us. Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Darimi informed us: Muhammad ibn Yusuf narrated to us, from Sufyan. Ishaq ibn Ibrahim informed us: Jarir narrated to us, from Mansur. All of these transmitted it from Khalid al-Hadhdha with the chain of the hadith of Ibn Ulayyah and with the same meaning.

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Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Jafar narrated to us: Shubah narrated to us. He said: I heard Hisham ibn Zayd ibn Anas ibn Malik say: I entered the house of al-Hakam ibn Ayyub with my grandfather Anas ibn Malik. Some people had set up a hen and were shooting at it. Anas said: The Messenger of Allah prohibited using animals as targets.

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Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated this to me: Yahya ibn Said and Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us. Yahya ibn Habib narrated this to me: Khalid ibn al-Harith narrated to us. Abu Kurayb narrated to us: Abu Usamah narrated to us. All of them transmitted it from Shubah through this chain.

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Ubaydullah ibn Muadh narrated to us: My father narrated to us: Shubah narrated to us, from Adi, from Said ibn Jubayr, from Ibn Abbas, that the Prophet said: “Do not make any living creature a target.”

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Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated it to us: Muhammad ibn Jafar and Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us, from Shubah, through this chain, with a similar report.

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Shayban ibn Farrukh and Abu Kamil narrated to us; this is the wording of Abu Kamil. They said: Abu Awanah narrated to us, from Abu Bishr, from Said ibn Jubayr, who said: Ibn Umar passed by some people who had set up a hen and were shooting at it. When they saw Ibn Umar, they dispersed from it. Ibn Umar said: Who did this? The Messenger of Allah invoked a curse upon whoever does this.

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Zuhayr ibn Harb reported to me: Hushaym narrated to us, Abu Bishr informed us, from Said ibn Jubayr, who said: Ibn Umar passed by some Quraysh youths who had set up a bird and were shooting at it, with each missed arrow allotted to the birds owner. When they saw Ibn Umar, they scattered. Ibn Umar said, Who did this? May Allah curse whoever did this. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed anyone who takes a living creature as a target.

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Muhammad ibn Hatim narrated to us: Yahya ibn Said narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj. Abd ibn Humayd narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Bakr narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj. Harun ibn Abdullah narrated to us: Hajjaj ibn Muhammad said, Ibn Jurayj informed us: Abu al-Zubayr heard Jabir ibn Abdullah say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited killing animals by tying them up.