"The Messenger of Allah said: An animal that has been taken as a target is not lawful." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4438)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تَحِلُّ الْمُجَثَّمَةُ»  

'The Messenger of Allah forbade using animals as targets;' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4439)  

دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَنَسٍ عَلَى الْحَكَمِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَيُّوبَ فَإِذَا نَاسٌ يَرْمُونَ دَجَاجَةً فِي دَارِ الْأَمِيرِ فَقَالَ «نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ تُصْبَرَ الْبَهَائِمُ»  

"The Messenger of Allah passed by some people who were shooting arrows at a ram. He denounced that and said: 'Do not disfigure animals (by using them as targets)." (Sahih ) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4440)  

مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى نَاسٍ وَهُمْ يَرْمُونَ كَبْشًا بِالنَّبْلِ فَكَرِهَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «لَا تُمَثِّلُوا بِالْبَهَائِمِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah cursed those who take anything that has a soul as a target." (Sahih ) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4441)  

«لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ شَيْئًا فِيهِ الرُّوحُ غَرَضًا»  

'May Allah curse the one who disfigures and animal. (Sahih ) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4442)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَعَنَ اللهُ مَنْ مَثَّلَ بِالْحَيَوَانِ»  

‘Do not take anything with a soul as a target.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3187)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَتَّخِذُوا شَيْئًا فِيهِ الرُّوحُ غَرَضًا»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited taking a living thing as a shooting target." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1475)   

«نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَتَّخِذَ شَيْئًا فِيهِ الرُّوحُ غَرَضًا»