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

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