Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "A woman entered the (Hell) Fire because of a cat which she had tied, neither giving it food nor setting it free to eat from the vermin of the earth. "
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
It is understood from this that deliberately causing any harm to the creation is severely reprehensible and a grave sin in the sight of Allah.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 3318
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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In a narration from Asma bint Abi Bakr radi Allahu anha, it is mentioned that when the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam performed the prayer during a solar eclipse, the Hellfire was shown to him during it.
In it, he saw a woman whom a cat was scratching.
Upon his inquiry, the angels informed him that she had imprisoned a cat without any reason until it died of hunger.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Musāqāh, Hadith: 2364)
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From this hadith, it is understood that causing harm to a cat is a major sin.
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Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah has narrated this hadith in the context of animals because it mentions a cat.
And Allah knows best.
The narration of Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu has been transmitted by Imam Muslim rahimahullah with a connected chain.
(Sahih Muslim, al-Birr wa al-Silah wa al-Adab, Hadith: 6678(2242))
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3318