لَا تَتَّخِذُوا شَيْئًا فِيهِ الرُّوحُ غَرَضًا
Do not make any living creature a target.
Source: مسلم
شَيْئًا فِيهِ الرُّوحُ means a creature possessing life. Here غَرَضًا means “a target,” not the more general sense of “purpose.” The repeated لَا تَتَّخِذُوا is a prohibition.
A living creature is not to be restrained or used for cruel target practice and entertainment. Lawful situations involving animals have their own conditions and ethical requirements; they are not a license to inflict unnecessary suffering. The phrase فِيهِ الرُّوحُ makes the creature’s living nature central to the prohibition.