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The shrike

الصرد

One of the four the Prophet ﷺ forbade to kill, with the ant, the bee and the hoopoe — a strong-clawed bird that does its good work in the Arabian wild, so its killing was forbidden.

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Abu Dawud 5267 — He forbade killing four creatures

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The ant· The bee· The hoopoe· Abu Dawud 5267 — He forbade killing four creatures· The birds of the elephant· Anam (livestock: camels, cattle and sheep, and their rulings)· The apes· Awqas (the gaps between the prescribed amounts of zakat on camels, cattle and sheep, and whether zakat is due on them)

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  • Sunan Abi Dawud
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islam.museum contributors. “The shrike”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/shrike/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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The ant

An ant in the Valley of the Ants warned its people of Solomon's army and he smiled at her words; the surah of the Ant is named for her, and the Prophet forbade killing her with the bee, the hoopoe and the shrike.