The Ruling on Shooting Live Birds in a Competition
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Question:
Is it permissible to compete in shooting at birds with stones, knowing that they will then catch these birds and slaughter them?
Answer:
It is not permissible to make something that has life a target to be shot at, whether it is a bird or something else. This is because Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by some boys who had made a rooster or a bird a target to shoot at while it was still alive. When Ibn 'Umar approached, they ran away. Ibn 'Umar asked, "Who did this? May Allah curse the one who did this." He then reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does this, making something that has a soul a target. This involves torturing the animal and causing it pain, and it is not permissible, even if it is slaughtered afterward. Yes.
Is it permissible to compete in shooting at birds with stones, knowing that they will then catch these birds and slaughter them?
Answer:
It is not permissible to make something that has life a target to be shot at, whether it is a bird or something else. This is because Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by some boys who had made a rooster or a bird a target to shoot at while it was still alive. When Ibn 'Umar approached, they ran away. Ibn 'Umar asked, "Who did this? May Allah curse the one who did this." He then reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does this, making something that has a soul a target. This involves torturing the animal and causing it pain, and it is not permissible, even if it is slaughtered afterward. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 28 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|البيوع|باب السبق|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:14)
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