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Hadith 2.2

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

ENGLISH

Ibn ‘Abbas said God’s messenger prohibited killing four creatures:

ants, bees, hoopoes and sparrow-hawks. Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it.

ARABIC

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ قَتْلِ أَرْبَعٍ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ: النَّمْلَةِ وَالنَّحْلَةِ وَالْهُدْهُدُ وَالصُّرَدُ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالدَّارِمِيُّ

Hadith referenceMishkat al-Masabih 2.2
CollectionMishkat al-Masabih
BookGame and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered
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