Saeed bin Jubair says that once I was passing along a road in Madinah with Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), when we saw that some youths had tied up a chicken and were using it for target practice. At this, Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) became angry and said, "Who is doing this?" Immediately, all the youths scattered to the right and left. Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the person who mutilates an animal."