72/25. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5515 — Muthla to Animals Is Cursed
Al-Muthla, Al-Masbura, and Mujaththama
Hadith About Muthla and Animal Cruelty
Sahih Bukhari : 5515
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5515
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَمَرُّوا بِفِتْيَةٍ أَوْ بِنَفَرٍ نَصَبُوا دَجَاجَةً يَرْمُونَهَا، فَلَمَّا رَأَوُا ابْنَ عُمَرَ تَفَرَّقُوا عَنْهَا، وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَعَنَ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا. تَابَعَهُ سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمِنْهَالُ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، لَعَنَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَنْ مَثَّلَ بِالْحَيَوَانِ. وَقَالَ عَدِيٌّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Sa`id bin Jubair Narrated from:
While I was with Ibn `Umar, we passed by a group of young men who had tied a hen and started shooting at it. When they saw Ibn `Umar, they dispersed, leaving it. On that Ibn `Umar said, "Who has done this? The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the one who did so." Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the one who did Muthla to an animal (i e., cut its limbs or some other part of its body while it is still alive).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5515In-book reference : Book 72, Hadith 41USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 423
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5515
This hadith is a strong warning about harming animals. Sa`id bin Jubair was with Ibn Umar when they passed young men who had tied a hen and were shooting at it. When the young men saw Ibn Umar, they moved away. Ibn Umar asked who had done it and said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم cursed the one who did so. The narration also mentions that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم cursed the one who did Muthla to an animal, explained here as cutting its limbs or another part while it is still alive. For searches like hadith about Muthla to animals, this narration speaks with a serious warning against such harm.
What we learn from this hadith
- Using a tied hen as a target was condemned.
- Ibn Umar linked the act to a curse mentioned from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The narration warns against Muthla done to an animal.
