Kindness to animals

It is narrated from Ammar bin Abi Ammar (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: "Honour the goats, wipe the dust and mucus off them (their noses and faces), and offer prayer in their pens (resting places), for they are among the animals of Paradise."
This report is mawquf, and its chain is sahih (authentic).

It is narrated from Yahya bin Jabir (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by some people who had made a camel kneel and had (already) loaded two large sacks (ghiraratayn) onto it, then they put another sack on top of them. The camel did not have the strength to get up (under the load), so Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) removed that (extra) sack from it, threw it down, and then raised the camel up.
Then Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) said (to those people): "If Allah Almighty forgives you for the things you do to these voiceless animals, then know that He has forgiven you very great sins. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Indeed Allah Almighty enjoins you to show goodwill and kindness to these voiceless animals: (on a journey) set them down at their proper halting places (give them rest), and if it is a time of drought, look after them while preserving the last of their strength.'"
(Imam Ahmad also narrated it through another chain, from Abu Idris al-Khawlani from Abu al-Darda', as a marfu' report, that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If what (harshness) you do to animals were forgiven, many of your sins would be forgiven.")

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Amirah (may Allah be pleased with him); he said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the back of every camel there is a devil, so when you ride them, remember Allah, and put them to work (without breaking their unruliness); for it is only Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, who carries and causes to carry."

Iyas bin Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not leave she-camels loose (without tying their udders); rather keep their udders well tied (with a sirar, a cloth); for (if the udders are left open) the devil suckles their milk."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the land (the pasture) is fertile and green, dismount from the backs of your animals and give them their due of grazing; and when the land is in drought and dry, travel quickly on them while they still have their (remaining) strength (to reach the halting place soon)."
(Imam al-Bazzar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We do not know anyone other than Ruwaym bin Yazid who narrated it from al-Layth, and it is also narrated from al-Zuhri as a mursal report.)

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: I set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the journey of the Farewell Hajj, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) also took his other pure wives with him. My provisions and travel baggage were quite light and were loaded on a swift, noble camel, whereas the travel baggage of Sayyidah Safiyyah bint Huyayy (may Allah be pleased with her) was quite heavy and burdensome.
This is an abridgement of a long hadith, whose remaining text and full details have already been given earlier under the Book of Marriage.