Night hunting with a device that emits bird sounds
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There is a device used by hunters that is placed at night and emits sounds like those of birds. The birds gather around it at night, and then the hunter comes in the morning and hunts them. Is this action permissible?
Answer:
This action is disliked. It appears to me that this action is disliked because hunting at night is disliked. This action is disliked. Praise be to Allah, the day is wide open, so hunt during the day. Your provision is from Allah, who has written your sustenance for you. It will be attained with reliance upon Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There is a device used by hunters that is placed at night and emits sounds like those of birds. The birds gather around it at night, and then the hunter comes in the morning and hunts them. Is this action permissible?
Answer:
This action is disliked. It appears to me that this action is disliked because hunting at night is disliked. This action is disliked. Praise be to Allah, the day is wide open, so hunt during the day. Your provision is from Allah, who has written your sustenance for you. It will be attained with reliance upon Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في أن لذة النظر إلى وجه الله يوم القيامة تابعة للتلذذ بمعرفته ومحبته في الدنيا — islamhouse.com (59:40)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.