الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Death by Divine Decree
بَابُ ذَبْحِ الْحَمَامِSlaughtering pigeons
Hadith 1300
حَدَّثَنَا شِهَابُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: رَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلاً يَتْبَعُ حَمَامَةً، قَالَ: ”شَيْطَانٌ يَتْبَعُ شَيْطَانَةً.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man chasing after a pigeon. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A devil is chasing after a she-devil."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
Pigeon fanciers are known for their heedlessness. They have no occupation except flying pigeons. They have no concern for prayer nor for religion. Only one obsession dominates them. For this reason, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) declared it to be from the Shaytan. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
((مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّیْدَ غَفَلَ)) (al-Sahihah, H:1272)
“Whoever pursues hunting becomes heedless.”
From this, Imam al-Bukhari (rahimahullah) deduced the permissibility of slaughtering the pigeon, because anything that distracts from the remembrance of Allah must be removed.
Pigeon fanciers are known for their heedlessness. They have no occupation except flying pigeons. They have no concern for prayer nor for religion. Only one obsession dominates them. For this reason, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) declared it to be from the Shaytan. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
((مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّیْدَ غَفَلَ)) (al-Sahihah, H:1272)
“Whoever pursues hunting becomes heedless.”
From this, Imam al-Bukhari (rahimahullah) deduced the permissibility of slaughtering the pigeon, because anything that distracts from the remembrance of Allah must be removed.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1300
