Prohibition against taking the young of birds.

The questioner : Is it established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that there was a bird or a sparrow whose young were crying out, saying to the Companions, "Who took our young?" They said... It seems to be a prohibition against taking the young of birds.

The Shaykh : The hadith has a source, but not the first sentence, that the Messenger had a bird.

The questioner : He did not have one; he passed by a bird with the Companions.

The Shaykh : Yes, this is correct. I understood from you that he had a bird. Yes, this is correct.

The questioner : And understanding the hadith, the jurisprudence of the hadith.

The Shaykh : Understanding the hadith, the jurisprudence of the hadith, is that it is not permissible for one to do this. This is from the perspective of kindness to animals. There is a bird with young chicks, and it is not permissible to separate the children from the mother, from the perspective of kindness to animals.

The questioner : If this man, I mean, trades in this bird... How can he now, in this stage, have passed this ruling, trade in it?

The Shaykh : You are asking about birds, because every bird has a time, it has... This requires an expert in animals.

The questioner : As you say, I do not have any knowledge.

The Shaykh : Barely.

The questioner : To complete the topic, in the way I took this bird now, I am unable to return it to its family.

The Shaykh : Turn to Allah.

The questioner : I am raising it.

The Shaykh : Raise it, honor it, feed it.