Respect all living creatures, be mindful when practicing marksmanship skills

This hadith speaks about the prohibition of using living creatures as targets for marksmanship. It was narrated by Sa'id b. Jubair, who reported that Ibn 'Umar happened to pass by some young men of the Quraish who had tied a bird and made it a target at which they were shooting arrows. Every arrow that they missed came into the possession of the owner of the bird, so when they saw Ibn 'Umar, they went away immediately. Upon seeing this, Ibn 'Umar asked who did this and said that Allah has cursed him who does this because Allah's Messenger invoked curse upon one who made a live thing a target for their marksmanship practice. This hadith teaches us to be mindful and respectful towards all living creatures and not use them as targets or objects for our own amusement or pleasure without considering their feelings or rights in any way whatsoever.