´Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited taking a living thing as a shooting target."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Urdu Footnote:
Note:
(In the chain of the author and Ibn Majah, there is criticism due to Samaak and Ikrimah; the other chains are authentic.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1475
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Urdu marginal note:
To target a living being is oppression, and oppression is forbidden. Whether it is upon a human or an animal. Even upon inanimate objects. Good conduct with everything is obligatory. (For details, see Hadith: 4331)
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4449