In *Sahih Ibn Majah* (a man pursued a pigeon and said: "A devil is pursuing a she-devil"), what is the meaning of this hadith? May Allah reward you.
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The questioner : In *Sahih Ibn Majah* , what is the meaning of this hadith? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The meaning is, what do you call those birds that hunt other birds? What do you call them?
The questioner : Khashashin.
The Shaykh : Khashashin. That is what is meant here, meaning the one who makes it his habit to hunt birds. But if a person pursues a bird in order to throw it so he can eat it, there is no harm in that.
A man pursued a pigeon and said: "A devil is pursuing a she-devil."
إنسان لحق حمامة فقال : شيطان يلاحق شيطانةThe Shaykh : The meaning is, what do you call those birds that hunt other birds? What do you call them?
The questioner : Khashashin.
The Shaykh : Khashashin. That is what is meant here, meaning the one who makes it his habit to hunt birds. But if a person pursues a bird in order to throw it so he can eat it, there is no harm in that.
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