0Hadith Reference
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَنَسٍ عَلَى الْحَكَمِ – يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَيُّوبَ – فَإِذَا أُنَاسٌ يَرْمُونَ دَجَاجَةً فِي دَارِ الأَمِيرِ فَقَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تُصْبَرَ الْبَهَائِمُ .
It was narrated that Hisham bin Zaid said; “Ans and I entered upon Al-Hakam – that it, Ibn Ayyb – and there were some people shooting at a chicken in the house of the governor. He said:
‘The Messenger of Allah forbade using animals as targets;’