(42) باب مَنْ قَتَلَ عُصْفُورًا بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهَا
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr, who attributed it to the Messenger of Allah:
"There is no person who kills a small bird or anything larger, for no just reason, but Allah will ask him about it." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, what does 'just reason mean?" He said: "That you slaughters it and eat it, and o not cut off its head and throw it aside," (RU)
Reference (RU): Sunan an-Nasa'i 4445 (RU)
In-book reference (RU): Book 43, Hadith 85 (RU)
English translation (RU): Vol. 5, Book 43, Hadith 4450 (RU)