"I heard the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) raising his voice and commanding that dogs bekilled, anddogs were killed, except for hunting dogs or dogs kept forherdinglivestock."
"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) said: `Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat will be deducted from him(good)deeds every day, except a dog for farming or herdinglivestock."
It was narrated from `Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Messenger of Allah(Peach be upon him) 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."
"I heard the Prophet(Peach be upon him) say: `Whoever keeps a dog that he does not need for farmingorherding, one Qirat will be deducted from his (good) deeds eachday.'"
It was narrated that Abu Tha'labah Al-Khushani said:
"I came to the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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(Peach be upon him) 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.'"
"I asked the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him): `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.'"
"I said: `O Messenger of Allah, 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.'"
"I asked the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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.'"
"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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.'"
"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) wasaskedabout locusts. He said: `(They are) the most numerous troop ofAllah. I neither eat them nor forbid them.'"
It was narrated from Jabir and Anas bin Malik that whenever the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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."
"We went out with the Prophet(Peach be upon him) 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 (Peach be upon him) said: `Eat them for they are the game of thesea.'"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet of Allah (Peach be upon him) said:
"Oneof the Prophets was bitten by an ant, so he ordered thatthe antcolony be burned. Then Allah revealed to him: `Becauseone antbityou, you destroy one of the nations that glorify Allah?'"
It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Jubair that a relative of `AbdullahbinMughaffal threw some small pebbles. He told him not to do that andsaid:
"The Prophet (Peach be upon him) 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 (Peach be upon him) forbade that and then yougo and doit again? I will never speak to you again."
It was narrated that `Abdullah bin Mughaffal said:
"The Prophet (Peach be upon him)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 was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated 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(Peach be upon him) 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 (Peach be upon him)commanded thatthey should be killed."
"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 was narrated 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 the Messenger of Allah(Peach be upon him)?' He said: `Yes.'"
It was narrated that Thabit bin Yazid Al-Ansari said:
"We were withtheProphet (Peach be upon him) and the people caught a mastigure. They grilled itandate from it. Then I caught a mastigure so I grilled it and broughtitto the Prophet (Peach be upon him). 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."
"The Prophet (Peach be upon him) 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."
"A man from amongAhlus-Suffah called the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated from Khalid bin Walid that a grilled mastigure wasbroughtto the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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 (Peach be upon him) waslooking at him."
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 (Peach be upon him), who accepted it.
"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 of Allah?' 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 of Allah?' Hesaid: `I have been told that it menstruates.'"
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