Is it permissible to hunt pigeons alive to feed them to falcons?
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It is permissible to hunt pigeons and feed them to falcons. If you catch a pigeon alive after hunting it, do not allow the falcons to kill it until you slaughter it yourself, as this constitutes torture, which is forbidden in Islamic law and a violation of the Prophet's command to perfect the killing and slaughter.
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