سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأدبChapters on Etiquette
بَابُ : اللَّعِبِ بِالْحَمَامِChapter: Playing with Pigeons
Hadith 3765
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ , حَدَّثَنَا الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ , عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ , عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو , عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى رَجُلًا يَتْبَعُ حَمَامَةً , فَقَالَ : " شَيْطَانٌ يَتْبَعُ شَيْطَانَةً " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet(ﷺ) saw a man chasing a pigeon and said:` "A male devil following a female devil."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Pigeon racing, quail fighting, cockfighting, and similar activities are all unlawful occupations. However, if they are kept at home for the purpose of trade or as adornment, then it is permissible.
Pigeon racing, quail fighting, cockfighting, and similar activities are all unlawful occupations. However, if they are kept at home for the purpose of trade or as adornment, then it is permissible.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4940
