72/25. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5513 — No Shooting at Tied Animals
Al-Muthla, Al-Masbura, and Mujaththama
Hadith About Not Shooting Tied Animals
Sahih Bukhari : 5513
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5513
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَنَسٍ عَلَى الْحَكَمِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ، فَرَأَى غِلْمَانًا ـ أَوْ فِتْيَانًا ـ نَصَبُوا دَجَاجَةً يَرْمُونَهَا. فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تُصْبَرَ الْبَهَائِمُ.
Hisham bin Zaid Narrated from:
Anas and I went to Al-Hakam bin Aiyub. Anas saw some boys shooting at a tied hen. Anas said, "The Prophet has forbidden the shooting of tied or confined animals."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5513In-book reference : Book 72, Hadith 39USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 421
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5513
This hadith gives a clear lesson on animal cruelty. Hisham bin Zaid entered with Anas upon Al-Hakam bin Aiyub. Anas saw boys or young men who had tied a hen and were shooting at it. Anas then said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade shooting tied or confined animals. The wording is plain and powerful. The animal was not being hunted in an open way; it had been tied and made a target. For searches like hadith about animal cruelty, tied animal target practice hadith, and Islam animal rights hadith, this narration gives direct guidance. It teaches that living creatures should not be treated as objects for harmful play.
What we learn from this hadith
- A tied hen was being used as a target.
- Anas objected by quoting the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibition.
- The hadith directly forbids shooting tied or confined animals.
