1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from ‘Abd al-Karim from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is prohibited to slaughter any animal in Makkah except camels, cows, sheep and chickens.”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Of the birds that which flaps its wings in flight is prohibited to be taken out; but you can take out that which does not flap its wings in flight.’ I then asked him (the Imam) about the Ethiopian chicken. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not hunting a prey. Hunting a prey is that which flies between the sky and earth.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked, when I was present, about the Ethiopian chicken if it can be taken out of al-Haram (the sacred area). He (the Imam) said, ‘Its flight is not independent.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.