Sa'id bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) passed by some young men of Quraysh who had set up a bird as a target and were shooting arrows at it, and they had agreed that every arrow of theirs that missed the target would belong to the owner of the bird. When the young men saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), they scattered. At this Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Who did this? May Allah Almighty curse whoever did this! Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who takes anything that has a soul (life) as a target."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند عبد الله بن عمر / 5652
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
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