It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) commanded that dogs be killed, then he said:
"What do theyuse dogs for?" Then he permitted them to keep hunting dogs.
It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) commanded that dogs be killed, then he said:
"What do theyuse dogs for?" Then he permitted them to keep farming dogs and dogsof'Ein. Bundar said: "The 'Ein refers to the walls ofAl-Madinah."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commanded that dogs be killed."
It wasnarrated from Salim that his father said:
"I heard theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) raising his voice and commanding that dogs bekilled, anddogs were killed, except for hunting dogs or dogs kept forherdinglivestock."
It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat will be deducted from him(good)deeds every day, except a dog for farming or herdinglivestock."
It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"Were it not that dogs form one of the communities(ornations – of creatures), I would have commanded that they bekilled. But kill those that are all black. There are no people whokeep a dog, except for dogs used for herding livestock, hunting orfarming, but two Qirat will be deducted from their reward each day."
It wasnarrated that Sufyan bin Abu Zuhair said:
"I heard the Prophet(ﷺ) say: 'Whoever keeps a dog that he does not need for farmingorherding, one Qirat will be deducted from his (good) deeds eachday.'"
It wasnarrated that Abu Tha'labah Al-Khushani said:
"I came to theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we livein aland of the People of the Book and we eat from their vessels.And welive in a land (where there is) game, so I hunt with my bowand withmy trained dog and with my untrained dog.' The Messengerof Allah(ﷺ) said: 'As for what you say about living in a land ofthe Peopleof the Book, do not eat from their vessels unless you canfind noalternative. If you can fidn no alternative then wash themand eatfrom them. With regard to what you say about hunting,whatever youcatch with your bow, say the Name of Allah over it andeat. Whateveryou catch with your trained dog, say the Name of Allahover it andeat. But whatever you catch with your untrained dog, thencatch it,slaughter it, then eat.'"
It wasnarrated that 'Adi bin Hatim said:
"I asked the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ): 'We are people who hunt with these dogs.' He said:'Ifyou send out your trained dogs and mention the Name of Allahoverthem, then eat whatever they catch even if they kill it, unlessthedog has eaten any of it. If the dog has eaten any of it then donoteat it, for I fear that it will have caught it for itself. And ifanother dog joins it, then do not eat it.'"
It wasnarrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:
"We were forbidden (toeat) the game caught by their dogs and birds – meaning theZoroastrians."
It wasnarrated that Abu Dharr said:
"I asked the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)about the all-black dog and he said: '(It is) a devil.'"
It wasnarrated from Abu Tha'labah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Eatwhat your bow brings you."
It wasnarrated that 'Adi bin Hatim said:
"I said: 'O Messenger ofAllah, we are people who shoot (arrows).' He said: 'If you shootandpierce (the game), then eat what you pierced.'"
It wasnarrated that 'Adi bin Hatim said:
"I said: 'O Messenger ofAllah, what if I shoot the game but it vanishes at night?' He said:'If you find your arrow in it and you do not find anything else,theneat it.'"
It wasnarrated that 'Adi bin Hatim said:
"I asked the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) about hunting with Mi'rad. He said: 'Whatever itstruckwith its sharp edge, then eat it, but what is struck with itsside issomething that has been killed by a violent blow.'"
It wasnarrated that 'Adi bit Hatim said:
"I asked the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) about Mi'rad. He said: 'Do not eat unless you pierce(thegame).'"
It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Whateveriscut from an animal hen it is still alive, what is cut from it isMaitah (dead meat)."
It wasnarrated that Tamim Dari said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:'At the end of time there will be people who will cut offcamels'humps and sheep's tails. But what is cut from a living animalisdead.'"
It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"Two kinds of dead meat have been permitted to us: fishand locusts."
It wasnarrated that Salman said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wasaskedabout locusts. He said: '(They are) the most numerous troop ofAllah. I neither eat them nor forbid them.'"
It wasnarrated that Abu (Sa'eed) Baqqal heard Anas bin Malik say:
"Thewives of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to give each other gifts oflocustson trays."
It wasnarrated from Jabir and Anas bin Malik that whenever theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) supplicated against the locusts, he said:
"OAllah,destroy their large ones and kill their small ones, spoil theireggsand root them out. Take their mouths away from our livelihood andprovision, for You are the One Who hears the prayers." A man said:"OMessenger of Allah, are you praying against one of the troops ofAllah, that they may be rooted out?" He said: "Locusts weresneezedout by the fish in the sea."
It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"We went out with the Prophet(ﷺ) for Hajj or 'Umrah, and we encountered a swarm of locusts oratype of locust. We started hitting them with out whips and sandals.The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Eat them for they are the game of thesea.'"
It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade killing shrikes*, frogs, ants and hoopoes."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade killing four kinds of animals: Ants, bees, hoopoes andshrikes."
It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Oneof the Prophets was bitten by an ant, so he ordered thatthe antcolony be burned. Then Allah revealed to him: 'Because one antbityou, you destroy one of the nations that glorify Allah?'"
It wasnarrated from Sa'eed bin Jubair that a relative of 'AbdullahbinMughaffal threw some small pebbles. He told him not to do that andsaid:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade throwing small pebbles and said:'They do not kill any game nor hurt the enemy, but they can break atooth or put out an eye.'" He did it again, and he ('Abdullah)said:"I tell you that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade that and then yougo and doit again? I will never speak to you again."
It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ)forbade throwing small pebbles and said: 'They do not kill any gameorhurt the enemy, but they can break a tooth or put out an eye.'"
It wasnarrated from Umm Sharik that the Prophet (ﷺ) told her tokillhouse lizards.
It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Whoever kills a house lizard with one blow will have such andsucha reward. Whoever kills it with two blows will have such and suchareward," less than the first. "And whoever kills it with threeblowswill have such and such reward," less than that mentioned thesecondtime.
It wasnarrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saidconcerning house lizards:
"Vermin."
It wasnarrated from Sa'ibah, the freed slave woman of Fakih binMughirah,that she entered upon 'Aishah and saw a spear in her house.Shesaid:
"O Mother of the Believers, what do you do with this?" Shesaid: "We kill these house lizards with it, for the Prophet ofAllah(ﷺ) told us that when Ibrahim was thrown into the fire, therewas nobeast on earth that did not try to put it out, apart from thehouselizard that blew on it. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commanded thatthey should be killed."
It wasnarrated from Abu Tha'labah Al-Khushani that the Prophet (ﷺ)forbade eating any predatory animal that has fangs.
It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Eating anypredatory animal that has fangs is unlawful."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"On the Day of Khaibar, theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade eating any predatory animal that hasfangs and any bird that has talons."
It wasnarrated that Khuzaimah bin Jaz' said:
"I said: 'O MessengerofAllah, I have come to ask you about the vermin of the earth. Whatdoyou say about foxes?' He said: 'Who eats foxes?' I said: 'OMessenger of Allah, what do you say about wolves?' He said: 'Doesanyone in whom there is anything good eat wolves?'"
It wasnarrated that Ibn Abu 'Ammar, who is 'Abdur-Rahman, said:
"Iasked Jabir bin 'Abdullah about hyenas: 'Are they game (that canbehunted)?' He said: 'Yes.' I said: 'Can I eat them?' Hesaid: 'Yes.' Isaid: 'Is this something that you heard from theMessenger of Allah(ﷺ)?' He said: 'Yes.'"
It wasnarrated that Khuzaimah bin Jaz' said:
"I said: 'O MessengerofAllah (ﷺ), what do you say about hyenas?' He said: 'Who eatshyenas?'"
It wasnarrated that Thabit bin Yazid Al-Ansari said:
"We were withtheProphet (ﷺ) and the people caught a mastigure. They grilled itandate from it. Then I caught a mastigure so I grilled it and broughtitto the Prophet (ﷺ). He took a palm stalk and started counting hisfinger with it, and said: 'A nation from among the Children ofIsraelwas turned into beasts of the earth, and I do not know if thisisthey.' I said: 'The people have grilled them and eaten them.'He didnot eat it and he did not forbid it."
It wasnarrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) did notforbid (eating) mastigures, but he found that distasteful. It is thefood of most shepherds, and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, hasbenefited more than one person thereby. If I had some I would eatit."
It wasnarrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:
"A man from amongAhlus-Suffah called the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he had finishedthe prayer, saying: 'O Messenger of Allah! Our land is a landinfestedwith mastigures. What do you think of (eating) mastigures?'He said:'I have heard that a nation was transformed.' He did nottell us toeat them, and he did not forbid that."
It wasnarrated from Khalid bin Walid that a grilled mastigure wasbroughtto the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and placed near him. Hestretched outhis hand to eat (some of it), then those who werepresent said:
"OMessenger of Allah, it is the flesh of a mastigure."He took hishand away, and Khalid said to him: "O Messenger of Allah,is amastigure unlawful?" He said: "No, but it is not found in my landand I find it distasteful." He said: "Then Khalid bent over themastigure and ate some of it, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) waslooking at him."
It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Ido not forbid it," meaning mastigure.
It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
We passed by Marr Az-Zahranandstartled a rabbit. They chased it but got tired, so I chased itandcaught it. I brought it to Abu Talhah who slaughtered it and sentitsrump and thigh to the Prophet (ﷺ), who accepted it.
it wasnarrated from Muhammad bin Safwan that he passed by theProphet (ﷺ)with two rabbits hanging down. He said:
"O Messenger ofAllah, Icaught these two rabbits but I cannot find any iron* withwhich toslaughter them with Marwah** and eat them?" He said: "Eat."
It wasnarrated that Khuzaimah bin Jaz' said:
"I said: 'O MessengerofAllah, I have come to you to ask you about the vermin of the earth.What do you say about mastigures?' He said: 'I do not eat themand Ido not forbid them.' I said: 'I will eat of that which youhave notforbidden. But why (do you not eat them), O Messenger ofAllah?' Hesaid: 'One of the nations was turned into beasts and Ilooked at thiscreature and was uncertain.' I said: 'O Messengerof Allah, what doyou say about rabbits?' He said: 'I do not eatthem and I do notforbid them.' I said: 'I will eat of that whichyou have notforbidden. But why (do you not eat them), O Messenger ofAllah?' Hesaid: 'I have been told that it menstruates.'"
Mughirahbin Abu Burdah, who was of the tribe of Banu 'Abd-Dar,narratedthat he heard Abu Hurairah say:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:'The water of the sea is a means of purification and its deadmeatis permissible.'"
It wasnarrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said:
"Whatever the sea throws out or is left behind when thetideebbs, eat it, but whatever rises to its surface, do not eat it.'"
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"Who eats crows? The MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) called them vermin, By Allah, they are not from amongthegood and permissible things."
It wasnarrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Snakes are vermin, scorpions are vermin, mice are vermin and crowsare vermin."
It wasnarrated that Jabir said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadeeating cats and he forbade their price."