(34) باب إِبَاحَةِ أَكْلِ الْعَصَافِيرِ
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr that the Messenger of Allah said:
"There is no person who kills a small bird or anything larger for no just reason, but Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will ask him about it." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, what does just reason;' mean?" Her said: "That you slaughter it and eat it, and do not cut off its head and throw it aside."
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 4349
In-book reference: Book 42, Hadith 87
English translation: Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 4354