Hadith Evidence Regarding the Act of Bestiality
Narrated by Amr from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"Whoever you find committing the act with an animal, kill him and also kill the animal."
Someone asked Ibn Abbas:
"What about the animal?"
He replied:
"I have not heard anything from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding this, but I believe that the Prophet ﷺ disliked the idea of benefiting from the meat of an animal with which such a vile act has been committed."
Reported by Tirmidhi, Ahmad (1/629), Abu Dawud (4464), Daraqutni (3/126), Bayhaqi (8/233), Hakim (4/355)
Important Points Derived from This Hadith
❶ The Prophet ﷺ commanded that one who commits bestiality should be executed.❷ The animal involved should also be killed — not as punishment, but to remove any utility from a creature subjected to such vile abuse.
❸ This underscores how disgraceful and loathsome this act is; it renders even a lawful animal detestable to the extent of complete rejection.
This explanation is taken from the book "Ḍiyāʾ al-Islām fī Sharḥ al-Imām bi-Aḥādīth al-Aḥkām" by Shaykh Taqī ad-Dīn Abī al-Fatḥ, translated by Mawlānā Maḥmūd Aḥmad Ghaḍanfar.
