Ikrimah says: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) passed by some people who had tied a pigeon in front of them and were shooting arrows at it. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making any living being with a soul a target.

Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man chasing a pigeon. He said: "A devil is running after a she-devil."

Saeed bin Jubair says: I was passing through a road in Madinah with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). Some youths had tied up a chicken and were shooting arrows at it, and they had to give every arrow that missed the target to the owner of the chicken. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry upon seeing this scene and said: Who has done this? So they scattered. Then he said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has cursed the person who mutilates an animal.

(Second chain) Sa'id bin Jubair says: I went out with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, from his house. We passed by some young men of the Quraysh who had tied up a bird and were shooting at it. They had agreed to give every arrow that missed the target to the owner of the bird. When they saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, they ran away. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, inquired: Who has done this? May Allah curse the one who has done this. Indeed, the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, cursed the person who uses a living being as a target for shooting.

Hisham bin Zaid bin Anas bin Malik says: We entered the house of Hakam bin Ayyub with our grandfather, Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). Some people had tied a chicken and were shooting at it as a target. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade tying a living animal and using it as a target.

(Second chain) Hisham bin Zaid says: I entered the governor's house with my grandfather, Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), and saw that a live chicken was tied up and being used for target practice. Whenever it was struck by an arrow, it would cry out. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade using a living animal, tied up, for target practice.

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade tying a living animal and using it as a target for shooting. Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) says: If I had a chicken, I would not tie it.