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40 Authentic Hadiths on Animal Rights and Compassion in Islam

Written by: Abu Ḥamzah ʿAbdul Khāliq Ṣiddīqī


إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلّٰهِ نَحْمَدُهُ، وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ، مَنْ يَهْدِهِ اللّٰهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ، وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ. أَمَّا بَعْدُ:


Translation:

All praise is for Allah; we praise Him and seek His help. Whomsoever Allah guides, none can misguide; and whom He leaves astray, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, alone without partner, and that Muḥammad is His servant and Messenger. To proceed:


❖ The Virtue of Showing Mercy to a Goat​


قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ﴾ ‎[الأنبياء: 107]


Translation:
Allah, the Exalted, said: “And We have not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds.” [Al-Anbiyāʾ: 107]


Hadith ①
«وعن معاوية بن قرة عن أبيه رضي الله عنه أن رجلا قال: يا رسول الله! إنى لاذبح الشاة وإنى ارحمها ، أو قال: إني لأرحم الشاة ان اذبحها ، فقال: والشاة إن رحمتها رحمك الله»
مستدرك حاكم: 231/4 ، الفتح الرباني، رقم 9211۔


Translation:
From Muʿāwiyah ibn Qurrah, from his father (may Allah be pleased with him): A man said, “O Messenger of Allah! When I slaughter a goat, I feel compassion for it,” or he said, “Indeed, I feel compassion for the goat when I slaughter it.” He (ﷺ) said: “If you show mercy to the goat, Allah will show mercy to you.”
(Al-Mustadrak lil-Ḥākim 4/231; Al-Fatḥ al-Rabbānī, no. 9211 — al-Ḥākim graded it ṣaḥīḥ.)


❖ Giving Water to a Thirsty Animal​


قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَرَفَعْنَاهُ بِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّهُ أَخْلَدَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ ۚ فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ إِن تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْهِ يَلْهَثْ أَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ يَلْهَث ۚ ذَّٰلِكَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا ۚ فَاقْصُصِ الْقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ﴾ ‎[الأعراف: 176]


Translation:
Allah, the Exalted, said: “And if We had willed, We could have elevated him thereby, but he clung to the earth and followed his desires. So his example is like that of a dog: if you drive it away, it pants; or if you leave it, it (still) pants. That is the likeness of the people who deny Our signs. So relate the stories, that perhaps they will reflect.” [Al-Aʿrāf: 176]


Hadith ②
«وعن أبى هريرة، عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن امرأة بغيا رأت كلبا فى يوم حار ، يطيف بيثر قد أدلع لسانه من العطش، فنزعت موقها فغفر لها»
مسند أحمد: 507/2 – صحیح ابن حبان، رقم: 386 –


Translation:
From Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (ﷺ): “A sinful woman saw a dog on a hot day circling a well with its tongue lolling out from thirst. She took off her sock (shoe) and (gave it water), so Allah forgave her.”
(Musnad Aḥmad 2/507; Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān, no. 386 — Ibn Ḥibbān and Aḥmad Shākir graded it ṣaḥīḥ.)


❖ Punishment for Tying and Torturing a Cat​


قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلَّا أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُم ۚ مَّا فَرَّطْنَا فِي الْكِتَابِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يُحْشَرُونَ﴾ ‎[الأنعام: 38]


Translation:
Allah, the Exalted, said: “There is no creature on earth nor bird that flies with its wings but they are communities like you. We have not neglected anything in the Book. Then to their Lord they will be gathered.” [Al-Anʿām: 38]


Hadith ③
«وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه ، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: دخلت امرأة النار فى هرة، ربطتها ، فلم تطعمها ، ولم تسقها ، ولم ترسلها ، فتأكل من خشاش الأرض»
الفتح الربانى رقم: 9209، صحیح بخاری، رقم 3318، صحیح مسلم، رقم: 2242


Translation:
From Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A woman entered the Fire because of a cat which she had tied up. She neither fed it nor gave it water, nor did she let it loose so it could eat from the vermin of the earth.”
(Al-Fatḥ al-Rabbānī, no. 9209; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 3318; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2242)



❖ Do Not Take a Bird’s Eggs​


قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالطَّيْرُ صَافَّاتٍ ۖ كُلٌّ قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَهُ وَتَسْبِيحَهُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ﴾ ‎[النور: 41]


Translation:
Allah, the Exalted, said: “Do you not see that to Allah proclaims His glory all who are in the heavens and the earth, and the birds with wings outspread? Each has known its prayer and its glorification, and Allah is Knowing of what they do.” [An-Nūr: 41]


Hadith ④
«وعن عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله رضي الله عنه ، قال: نزل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم منزلا ، فانطلق إنسان إلى غيضة ، فأخرج بيض حمرة فجاءت الحمرة ترف على رأس رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ورء وس أصحابه فقال: أيكم فجع هذه؟ فقال رجل من القوم: أنا اصبت لها بيضا قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: اردده»
الفتح الرباني، رقم: 9205، سنن ابو داؤد، رقم: 2675، 5268 —


Translation:
From ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) halted at a place. A man went to a thicket and brought out eggs of a reddish bird. The bird came fluttering over the head of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his Companions. He (ﷺ) said: “Who has distressed this one?” A man said, “I took its eggs.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Return them.”
(Al-Fatḥ al-Rabbānī, no. 9205; Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 2675, 5268 — graded ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī.)


❖ Giving Water to a Thirsty Dog​


قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ ۚ وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ ۖ وَكَلْبُهُم بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِالْوَصِيدِ ۚ لَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا﴾ ‎[الكهف: 18]


Translation:
Allah, the Exalted, said: “You would think them awake, though they were asleep; and We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched out its forelegs at the threshold. Had you looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled with fear of them.” [Al-Kahf: 18]


Hadith ⑤
«وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه ، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: بينما رجل يمشي وهو بطريق إذ اشتد عليه العطش، فوجد بثرا فنزل فيها فشرب ثم خرج ، فإذا كلب يلهث يأكل الثرى من العطش ، فقال: لقد بلغ هذا الكلب من العطش مثل الذى بلغني ، فنزل البئر فملا خفيه ماء ثم أمسكه بفيه حتى رقي به فسقى الكلب ، فشكر الله له فغفر له . قالوا: يا رسول الله وإن لنا فى البهائم لأجرا؟ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: فى كل ذات كبد رطبة أجر»
الفتح الربانى رقم: 9207 ، صحیح بخاری، رقم: 2363 ، 2466


Translation:
From Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A man was walking along a road when he was overtaken by severe thirst. He found a well, descended into it and drank, then came out. There he saw a dog panting and eating mud from thirst. He said, ‘This dog has reached the same degree of thirst that had reached me.’ He went down into the well again, filled his sock with water, held it in his mouth, climbed up and gave the dog water. Allah appreciated his deed and forgave him.” They asked, “O Messenger of Allah, is there a reward for us in (kindness to) animals?” He (ﷺ) said: “In every living creature with a moist liver there is reward.”
(Al-Fatḥ al-Rabbānī, no. 9207; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, nos. 2363, 2466)


❖ The Virtue of Giving Water to Any Thirsty Living Being​


قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿قَالَ هَٰذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ﴾ ‎[الشعراء: 155]


Translation:
Allah, the Exalted, said: “He said: ‘This she-camel—she has her turn of drinking, and you have a specified day for drinking.’” [Ash-Shuʿarāʾ: 155]


Hadith ⑥
«وعن سراقة بن مالك بن جعشم رضي الله عنه ، أنه دخل على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فى وجعه الذى توفي فيه، قال: فطفقت أسأل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى ما اذكر ما أسأله عنه ، فقال: أذكره. قال: وكان مما سألته عنه ان قلت: يا رسول الله ! الضالة (وفي رواية الضالة من الإبل) تغشى حياضي وقد ملاتها ماء لإبلي ، فهل لى من أجر أن أسقيها؟ فقال: رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: نعم، فى سقي كل كبد أجر لله»
الفتح الرباني، رقم: 9204، سنن ابن ماجه رقم: 3686، سلسلة الصحيحة، رقم 2152


Translation:
From Suraqah ibn Mālik ibn Juʿshum (may Allah be pleased with him): He entered upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during the illness in which he passed away. He said: I began asking the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) questions until I could not even recall what I had asked. He (ﷺ) said, “Recall it.” Among what I asked was: “O Messenger of Allah! A stray (in another narration: a stray camel) comes to my watering troughs which I have filled for my camels. Do I have a reward if I give it water?” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Yes, in giving drink to every living being there is reward for Allah.”
(Al-Fatḥ al-Rabbānī, no. 9204; Sunan Ibn Mājah, no. 3686; as-Ṣilsilah aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah, no. 2152)


❖ Prohibition of Branding Animals (Especially on the Face)​


Hadith ⑦
«وعن جابر قال: مر النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم بدابة قد وسم يدخن منخراه، قال النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم: لعن الله من فعل هذا ، لا يسمن أحد الوجه ولا يضربنه»
الأدب المفرد، رقم: 175 –


Translation:
From Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by an animal that had been branded, and smoke was coming from its nostrils (due to branding). The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “May Allah curse the one who did this. Let no one brand the face nor strike it.”
(Al-Adab al-Mufrad, no. 175 — graded ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī.)


❖ Prohibition of Whipping Animals​


Hadith ⑧
«وعن عبد الله بن زياد ، عن إبنى بسر المسلمين ، قال: دخلت عليهما ، فقلت: يرحمكما الله، الرجل منا يركب دابته فيضربها بالسوط ويكفحها باللجام هل سمعتها من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فى ذلك؟ قالا: ما سمعنا فى ذالك شيئا، فإذا امرأة قد نادت من جوف البيت: أيها السائل: إن الله عزوجل يقول: ﴿وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلَّا أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُم ۚ مَّا فَرَّطْنَا فِي الْكِتَابِ مِن شَيْءٍ﴾ فقال: هذه أختنا وهى أكبر منا وقد ادركت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم»
الفتح الربانى رقم: 9202


Translation:
From ʿAbdullāh ibn Ziyād: He said, “I entered upon the two sons of Busr al-Muslimīn and said: ‘May Allah have mercy on you both. A man among us rides his mount and strikes it with a whip and restrains it harshly by the bridle. Have you heard anything from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) regarding this?’ They said: ‘We have heard nothing regarding that.’ Then a woman called out from within the house: ‘O questioner! Indeed, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: ﴿There is no creature on earth nor bird that flies with its wings but they are communities like you…﴾ [Al-Anʿām: 38].’ He said: ‘This is our sister; she is older than us and she met (the time of) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).’”
(Al-Fatḥ al-Rabbānī, no. 9202)


❖ Prohibition of Cursing Animals​


Hadith ⑨
«وعن عمران بن حصين قال: بينما رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فى بعض أسفاره وامرأة من الأنصار على ناقة فضحرت فلعنتها فسمع ذلك رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: خذوا ما عليها ودعوها فإنها منعونة قال عمران فكانى اراها الآن تمشي فى الناس ما يعرض لها أحد»
صحیح مسلم، كتاب البر والصلة باب النهي عن لعن الدواب وغيرها، رقم: 6604


Translation:
From ʿImrān ibn Ḥuṣayn (may Allah be pleased with him): While the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was on one of his journeys, a woman from the Anṣār was riding a she-camel. It shied, so she cursed it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard this and said: “Take what is on it and leave it, for it is accursed.” ʿImrān said: “It is as if I can still see it now walking among the people, and no one would approach it.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Birr waṣ-Ṣilah, chapter on the prohibition of cursing animals and others, no. 6604)


❖ Trimming Nails Well Before Milking​


قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ فِي الْأَنْعَامِ لَعِبْرَةً ۖ نُّسْقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِي بُطُونِهِ مِن بَيْنِ فَرْثٍ وَدَمٍ لَّبَنًا خَالِصًا سَائِغًا لِّلشَّارِبِينَ﴾ ‎[النحل: 66]


Translation:
Allah, the Exalted, said: “And indeed, for you in livestock is a lesson: We give you drink from what is in their bellies—between excretion and blood—pure milk, palatable to those who drink.” [An-Naḥl: 66]


Hadith ⑩
«وعن سوادة بن الربيع رضي الله عنه ، قال: أتيت النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم فسألته، فأمر له بذود ، ثم قال: إذا رجعت إلى بيتك فمرهم فليحسنوا غذاء رباعهم ، ومرهم فليقدموا أظفارهم ولا يعبطوا بها ضروع مواشيهم إذا حلبوا»
مسند أحمد: 484/3، رقم: 15961۔


Translation:
From Suwādah ibn ar-Rabīʿ (may Allah be pleased with him): He said, “I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked him, so he ordered that some she-camels be given to me. Then he said: ‘When you return home, instruct them to provide good feed for their spring-born young; and instruct them to trim their nails, and not to scratch and injure the udders of their livestock with them when they milk.’”
(Musnad Aḥmad 3/484, no. 15961 — Shaykh Shuʿayb graded it ḥasan.)


❖ Some Mounts Are Better Than Their Riders​


Hadith ⑪
«وعن سهل بن معاد ، عن أبيه رضي الله عنه ، عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه مر على قوم وهم وقوف على دواب ورواحل ، فقال لهم: اركبوها سالمة ، ودعوها سالمة ولا تتخذوها كراسي لا حاديثكم فى الطرق والاسواق، فرب مركوبة خير من راكبها وأكثر ذكرا لله تبارك وتعالى منه»
مسند أحمد: 439/3، رقم: 15629 —


Translation:
From Sahl ibn Muʿādh, from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): He passed by a people who were sitting on beasts and mounts while standing (idle), and he said to them: “Ride them in a state of well-being and leave them in a state of well-being, and do not take them as chairs for your conversations on the roads and in the markets. For indeed, many a mount is better than its rider and remembers Allah, Blessed and Exalted, more than him.”
(Musnad Aḥmad 3/439, no. 15629 — graded ḥasan by Shaykh Shuʿayb.)


❖ Prayer in Sheep Pens​


Hadith ⑫
«وعن حميد بن مالك بن خثيم أنه قال: كنت جالسا مع أبى هريرة بأرضه بالعقيق ، فأتاه قوم من أهل المدينة على دواب ، فنزلوا، قال حميد: فقال أبو هريرة: اذهب إلى أمي وقل لها: إن ابنك يقرتك السلام ويقول: أطعمينا شيئا، قال: فوضعت ثلاثة أقراص من شعير ، وشيئا من زيت وملح فى صحفة، فوضعتها على رأسي ، فحملتها إليهم ، فلما وضعته بين أيديهم ، كبر أبو هريرة وقال: الحمد لله الذى أشبعنا من الخبز بعد أن لم يكن طعامنا إلا الأسودان: التمر والماء ، فلم يصب القوم من الطعام شيئا، فلما انصرفوا قال: يا ابن أخي ، أحسن إلى غنمك ، وامسح الرغام عنها ، وأطب مراحها ، وصل فى ناحيتها ، فإنها من دواب الجنة ، والذي نفسي بيده ليوشك أن يأتى على الناس زمان تكون الثله من الغنم أحب إلى صاحبها من دار مروان»
الأدب المفرد، رقم: 572 —


Translation:
From Ḥumayd ibn Mālik: He said, “I was sitting with Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) on his land in al-ʿAqīq when some people from Madinah came on their mounts and alighted. Abū Hurayrah said to me: ‘Go to my mother and say to her: Your son conveys his salām and says: Provide us with some food.’ She put three barley loaves and some oil and salt in a dish, placed it on my head, and I carried it to them. When I set it before them, Abū Hurayrah proclaimed takbīr and said: ‘All praise is for Allah who has satiated us with bread after our food had been only the two black things: dates and water.’ The people did not take anything from the food. When they departed, he said: ‘O my nephew, be good to your sheep; wipe the dust from them; make their resting place pleasant; and pray in their enclosure, for indeed they are among the animals of Paradise. By Him in Whose hand is my soul, a time is soon to come upon the people when a small flock of sheep will be more beloved to its owner than the house of Marwān.’”
(Al-Adab al-Mufrad, no. 572 — graded ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī.)


❖ Showing Ihsān When Killing Harmful Creatures​


Hadith ⑬
«وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من قتل وزغة فى أول ضربة فله كذا وكذا حسنة، ومن قتلها فى الضربة الثانية فله كذا وكذا حسنة لدون الأولى، وإن قتلها فى الضربة الثالثة فله كذا وكذا حسنة لدون الثانية»
صحیح مسلم کتاب السلام، رقم: 5846، 5847


Translation:
From Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever kills a house lizard (wazaghah) with the first strike has such-and-such good deeds; whoever kills it with the second strike has such-and-such good deeds—less than the first; and if he kills it with the third strike, he has such-and-such good deeds—less than the second.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb as-Salām, nos. 5846, 5847)


❖ The Virtue of Showing Mercy to the Slaughtered Animal​


Hadith ⑭
«وعن أبى أمامة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من رحم ولو ذبيحة، رحمه الله يوم القيامة»
الأدب المفرد، رقم: 381 —


Translation:
From Abū Umāmah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever shows mercy—even to a slaughtered (animal)—Allah will show him mercy on the Day of Resurrection.”
(Al-Adab al-Mufrad, no. 381 — graded ḥasan by al-Albānī.)


❖ The Story of a Doe​


Hadith ⑮
«وعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: مر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على قوم قد صادوا ظبية فشدوها إلى عمود الفسطاط . فقالت: يا رسول الله، إنى وضعت ولي خشفان . فاستأذن لي أن أرضعهما ثم أعوذ إليهم . فقال: أين صاحب هذه؟ فقال القوم: نحن ، يا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم . فقال: رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: خلوا عنها حتى تأتي خشفيها ترضعهما وتأتي إليكم . قالوا: ومن لنا بذلك ، يا رسول الله؟ قال: أنا . فأطلقوها فذهبت فأرضعت ثم رجعت إليهم فأوثقوها . فمر بهم النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: أين أصحاب هذه؟ قالوا: هو ذا نحن ، يا رسول الله. قال: تبيعونا؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله هي لك . فخلوا عنها فأطلقوها فذهبت»
المعجم الأوسط للطبراني: 6/358، رقم: 5547؛ دلائل النبوة لأبي نعيم: 376، رقم: 274؛ شمائل الرسول لابن كثير: 347


Translation:
From Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by a group who had hunted a doe and tied her to a tent pole. She said: “O Messenger of Allah, I have given birth and have two fawns. Seek permission for me to nurse them, then I will return to them.” He said: “Where is the owner of this (doe)?” They said, “We are, O Messenger of Allah.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Release her until she goes to her fawns, nurses them, and returns to you.” They said, “And who will guarantee that to us, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “I will.” So they released her; she went, nursed, then returned to them, and they tied her again. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by them and said: “Where are the owners of this (doe)?” They said, “Here we are, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “Will you sell her to me?” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, she is yours.” So they set her free, and she went away.


❖ Riding Horses​


قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَالْخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةً ۚ وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴾ ‎[النحل: 8]


Translation:
Allah, the Exalted, said: “And (He created) horses, mules, and donkeys for you to ride and as adornment, and He creates that which you do not know.” [An-Naḥl: 8]


Hadith ⑯
«وعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أحسن الناس ، وكان أجود الناس ، وكان أشجع الناس، ولقد فزع أهل المدينة ذات ليلة ، فانطلق ناس قبل الصوت ، فتلقاهم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم راجعا، وقد سبقهم إلى الصوت وهو على فرس لأبي طلحة عري فى عنقه السيف وهو يقول: لم تراعوا، لم تراعوا قال: وجدناه بحرا أو إنه لبحر قال: وكان فرسا يبطأ»
صحيح البخاری: 3/1065، رقم: 2751؛ صحيح مسلم: 4/1802، رقم: 2307؛ دلائل النبوة للبيهقي: 6/153؛ المسند للروياني: 2/488، رقم: 1514؛ معجم الصحابة لابن قانع: 1/157–158


Translation:
From Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him): “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was the most handsome of people, the most generous of people, and the most courageous of people. One night, the people of Madinah were alarmed by a frightening sound. Some people went toward the sound, but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) met them on his return, having preceded them to it. He was on Abū Ṭalḥah’s horse without a saddle, with a sword hanging from his neck, saying: ‘You have not been frightened, you have not been frightened.’ He said: ‘We found it like a sea—or indeed it is a sea.’” Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “That horse used to be slow, but due to the blessing of the Prophet’s (ﷺ) riding it, it became very swift.”


❖ Prohibition of Pigeon-Chasing​


Hadith ⑰
«وعن أبى هريرة قال: رأى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم رجلا يتبع حمامة ، قال: شيطان يتبع شيطانة»
الأدب المفرد، رقم: 1300 —


Translation:
From Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a man chasing a pigeon, and he said: “A devil chasing a she-devil.”
(Al-Adab al-Mufrad, no. 1300 — graded ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī.)


❖ Supplicate When Hearing Roosters at Night​


Hadith ⑱
«وعن أبى هريرة، عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: إذا سمعتم صياح الديكة من الليل ، فإنها رأت ملكا، فسلوا الله من فضله ، وإذا سمعتم نهاق الحمير من الليل ، فإنها رأت شيطانا، فتعوذوا بالله من الشيطان»
الأدب المفرد، رقم: 1236 —


Translation:
From Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): “When you hear the crowing of roosters at night, then ask Allah of His bounty, for they have seen an angel. And when you hear the braying of donkeys at night, then seek refuge in Allah from Satan, for they have seen a devil.”
(Al-Adab al-Mufrad, no. 1236 — graded ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī.)


❖ Seek Allah’s Refuge Upon Hearing a Donkey’s Braying​


قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ حُمِّلُوا التَّوْرَاةَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَحْمِلُوهَا كَمَثَلِ الْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا ۚ بِئْسَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ﴾ ‎[الجمعة: 5]


Translation:
Allah, the Exalted, said: “The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not uphold it is like that of a donkey carrying books. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.” [Al-Jumuʿah: 5]


Hadith ⑲
«وعن جابر بن عبد الله، عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إذا سمعتم نباح الكلاب أو نهاق الحمير من الليل، فتعوذوا بالله، فإنهم يرون ما لا ترون، وأجيفوا الأبواب ، واذكروا اسم الله عليها ، فإن الشيطان لا يفتح بابا أجيف وذكر اسم الله عليه ، وغطوا الجرار، وأوكتوا القرب وأكفئوا الآنية»
الأدب المفرد، رقم: 1234 —


Translation:
From Jābir ibn ʿAbdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (ﷺ): “When you hear the barking of dogs or the braying of donkeys at night, seek refuge in Allah, for they see what you do not see. Shut the doors and mention the Name of Allah over them, for Satan does not open a door that has been shut while the Name of Allah was mentioned over it. Cover the jars, tie up the waterskins, and turn the vessels upside down.”
(Al-Adab al-Mufrad, no. 1234 — graded ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī.)


❖ Prohibition of Making Animals Fight Each Other​


Hadith ⑳
«وعن ابن عمر ، أنه كره أن يحرش بين البهائم»
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي 10/22، الأدب المفرد، رقم: 1232 —


Translation:
From Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both): He disliked that animals be incited against one another (to fight).
(As-Sunan al-Kubrā by al-Bayhaqī 10/22; Al-Adab al-Mufrad, no. 1232 — graded ḥasan li-ghayrih by al-Albānī.)


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❖ The Ruling on Hunting with Trained Dogs​


Hadith 21
«وعن عدي بن حاتم قال: سألت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قلت: إنا قوم نصيد بهذه الكلاب، قال: إذا أرسلت كلابك المعلمة ، وذكرت اسم الله فكل مما أمسكن عليكم وإن قتلن، إلا أن يأكل الكلب فإني أخاف أن يكون إنما أمسكه على نفسه ، وإن خالطها كلاب من غيرها فلا تأكل»
صحيح البخاري رقم: 5483


Translation:
From ʿAdī ibn Ḥātim (may Allah be pleased with him): He said, “I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): ‘We are a people who hunt with these dogs.’ He said: ‘When you send your trained dogs (to hunt) and you have mentioned the Name of Allah, then eat of what they catch for you, even if they kill it—except if the dog eats from (the game), for I fear it only caught it for itself. And if dogs other than yours mix with them, then do not eat (of that game).’”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 5483)


❖ The Ruling on Keeping Hunting and Herding Dogs​


Hadith 22
«وعن عبد الله بن عمر يقول: سمعت النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: من اقتنى كلبا – إلا كلبا ضاريا لصيد أو كلب ماشية – فإنه ينقص من أجره كل يوم قيراطان»
صحيح البخاري رقم: 5481


Translation:
From ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both): I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: “Whoever keeps a dog—except a dog trained for hunting or a dog for (guarding) livestock—his reward is diminished every day by two qīrāṭs.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 5481)


❖ Prohibition of Tying a Hen as a Target​


Hadith 23
«وعن سعيد بن جبير قال: كنت عند ابن عمر فمروا بفتية أو بنفر – نصبوا دجاجة يرمونها فلما رأوا ابن عمر تفرقوا عنها ، وقال ابن عمر: من فعل هذا؟ إن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم لعن من فعل هذا»
صحيح البخاري، رقم: 5515


Translation:
From Saʿīd ibn Jubayr: He said, “I was with Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both). Some youths passed by who had tied up a hen and were shooting at it. When they saw Ibn ʿUmar, they dispersed from it. Ibn ʿUmar said: ‘Who did this? The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the one who does this.’”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 5515)


❖ Gentle Treatment of Animals During Slaughter​


Hadith 24
«وعن الوضين بن عطاء رضي الله عنه أن جزارا فتح بابا على شاة ليذبحها ، فانقلتت منه حتى أتت النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم واتبعها . فأخذها يسحبها برجلها . فقال لها النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم: إصبرى لأمر الله ، وأنت يا جزار ، فسقها إلى الموت سوقا رفيقا»
مصنف عبد الرزاق 4/493، رقم: 8609؛ الترغيب والترهيب للمنذري 2/102، رقم: 1675؛ جامع العلوم والحكم لابن رجب 1/156؛ فيض القدير للمناوي 6/135


Translation:
From al-Waḍīn ibn ʿAṭāʾ (may Allah have mercy on him): A butcher opened a door upon a goat to slaughter it, and it slipped away from him until it came to the Prophet (ﷺ), and he followed it. He seized it and began dragging it by its leg. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to the goat: “Be patient with the decree of Allah,” and said to the butcher: “Lead it to death with gentle leading.”
(Muṣannaf ʿAbd al-Razzāq 4/493, no. 8609; at-Targhīb wa at-Tarhīb 2/102, no. 1675; Jāmiʿ al-ʿUlūm wa al-Ḥikam 1/156; Fayḍ al-Qadīr 6/135)


❖ Goats Prostrated to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)​


Hadith 25
«وعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: دخل النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم حائطا للأنصار ، ومعه أبو بكر وعمر ورجال من الأنصار. قال: وفي الحائط غنم فسجدت له . قال أبو بكر: يارسول الله! إنا نحن أحق بالسجود لك من هذه الغنم. فقال: إنه لا ينبغي أن يسجد أحد لأحد. ولو كان ينبغي أن يسجد أحد لأحد لأمرت المرأة أن تسجد لزوجها»
دلائل النبوة لأبي نعيم 2/379، رقم: 276؛ الأحاديث المختارة للمقدسي 6/130–131، رقم: 2129–2130


Translation:
From Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him): “The Prophet (ﷺ) entered an Anṣārī garden with Abū Bakr, ʿUmar, and some men from the Anṣār. There were goats in the garden, and they prostrated to him. Abū Bakr said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! We are more deserving of prostrating to you than these goats.’ He (ﷺ) said: ‘It is not appropriate for anyone to prostrate to anyone. If it were appropriate for anyone to prostrate to another, I would indeed have commanded a woman to prostrate to her husband.’”
(Dalāʾil an-Nubuwwah by Abū Nuʿaym 2/379, no. 276; al-Aḥādīth al-Mukhtārah 6/130–131, nos. 2129–2130)


❖ Supplicating for Health and Blessing for a Lean Animal​


Hadith 26
«وعن جعيل الأشجعي قال: غزوت مع النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم (في بعض غزواته) وأنا على فرس لي عجفاء ضعيفة. قال: فكنت فى أخريات الناس . فلحقني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: سر، يا صاحب الفرس . فقلت: يارسول الله ، عجفاء ضعيفة. قال: فرفع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مخفقة كانت معه فضربها بها وقال: اللهم بارك له فيها . قال: فلقد رأيتني ما أمسك رأسه إلى أن أتقدم الناس . قال: فلقد بعت من بطنها باثنى عشر ألفا»
دلائل النبوة للبيهقي 6/153؛ المسند للروياني 2/488، رقم: 1514؛ معجم الصحابة لابن قانع 1/157–158؛ مجمع الزوائد 5/262–263 — وقال: رجاله ثقات


Translation:
From Juʿayl al-Ashjaʿī (may Allah be pleased with him): “I fought in one of the battles with the Prophet (ﷺ) while mounted on my lean, weak mare. I was among the last of the people. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) caught up with me and said: ‘Proceed, O rider of the horse.’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, she is lean and weak.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) lifted a small whip he had and tapped her with it and said: ‘O Allah, bless it for him.’ I then found myself unable to hold back her head until I moved ahead of the people. I later sold from her offspring for twelve thousand.”
(Dalāʾil an-Nubuwwah by al-Bayhaqī 6/153; Musnad of ar-Rūyānī 2/488, no. 1514; Muʿjam aṣ-Ṣaḥābah 1/157–158; Majmaʿ az-Zawāʾid 5/262–263 — “its narrators are trustworthy”.)


❖ A Lion Honoring the Name of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)​


Hadith 27
«عن سفينة رضي الله عنه قال: ركبت البحر فى سفينة فانكسرت فركبت لوحا منها فطرحني فى أجمة فيها أسد فلم يرعني إلا به. فقلت: يا أبا الحارث، أنا مولى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فطأطأ رأسه وغمز بمنكبه شقى . فما زال يغمرني ويهديني إلى الطريق حتى وضعنى على الطريق . فلما وضعني همهم فظننت أنه يودعني»
المستدرك للحاكم 2/675؛ 3/702، رقم: 4235؛ رقم: 6550؛ التاريخ الكبير للبخاري 3/195، رقم: 663؛ المعجم الكبير للطبراني 7/80، رقم: 6532؛ شرح السنة للبغوي 13/313، رقم: 3732؛ مشكاة المصابيح 2/400، رقم: 5949 — وحكم الحاكم بصحته


Translation:
From Safīnah (may Allah be pleased with him): “I sailed by sea in a ship which broke apart, so I mounted one of its planks and it cast me into a thicket wherein was a lion. Suddenly it was before me. I said: ‘O Abū al-Ḥārith (the lion’s kunya), I am the freedman of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).’ So it lowered its head and nudged me with its shoulder. It continued to shield me and guide me to the road until it placed me upon the road. When it had set me there, it growled softly, and I thought it was bidding me farewell.”
(al-Mustadrak 2/675; 3/702, no. 4235; no. 6550; at-Tārīkh al-Kabīr 3/195, no. 663; al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr 7/80, no. 6532; Sharḥ as-Sunnah 13/313, no. 3732; Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ 2/400, no. 5949 — al-Ḥākim deemed it ṣaḥīḥ.)


❖ The Story of a Wolf​


Hadith 28
«وعن أبى سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال: عدا الذئب على شاة فأخذها ، فطلبه الراعي، فانتزعها منه، فأقعى الذئب على ذنبه . قال: ألا تتقى الله تنزع مني رزقا ساقه الله إلي؟ فقال: يا عجبي، ذئب مقع على ذنبه يكلمني كلام الإنس؟ فقال الذئب: ألا أخبرك بأعجب من ذلك؟ محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم بيثرب يخبر الناس بأنباء ما قد سبق . قال: فأقبل الراعي يسوق غنمه حتى دخل المدينة ، فزواها إلى زاوية من زواياها ، ثم أتى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فأخبره . فأمر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فنودي الصلاة جامعة ، ثم خرج فقال للراعى أخبرهم . فأخبرهم، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صدق . والذي نفسي بيده، لا تقوم الساعة حتى يكلم السباع الإنس، ويكلم الرجل عذبه سوطه، وشراك نعله، ويخبره فخذه بما أحدث أهله بعده»
مسند أحمد 3/83، 3/88، رقم: 11809، 11859؛ المستدرك للحاكم 4/514، رقم: 8444؛ المسند لابن عبيد 1/277، رقم: 877؛ دلائل النبوة للبيهقي 6/41–43؛ شمائل الرسول لابن كثير: 339؛ مجمع الزوائد 8/291 — وحكم الحاكم بصحته


Translation:
From Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him): “A wolf attacked a ewe and took it. The shepherd pursued it and snatched it from him. The wolf sat back on its tail and said: ‘Will you not fear Allah, taking from me a provision that Allah sent to me?’ He said: ‘How amazing! A wolf sitting on its tail speaks to me with human speech?’ The wolf said: ‘Shall I not tell you of something more amazing than that? Muḥammad (ﷺ) in Yathrib informs the people of what has already occurred.’ The shepherd then drove his sheep until he entered Madīnah, corralled them into a corner, and came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and informed him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered that the call be made: ‘Prayer congregating!’ Then he came out and said to the shepherd, ‘Inform them.’ So he informed them. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘He has spoken the truth. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, the Hour will not be established until the beasts speak to humans, a man’s whip’s thong and the strap of his sandal speak to him, and his thigh informs him of what his family did after him.’”
(Musnad Aḥmad 3/83, 3/88, nos. 11809, 11859; al-Mustadrak 4/514, no. 8444; al-Musnad by Ibn ʿUbayd 1/277, no. 877; Dalāʾil an-Nubuwwah 6/41–43; Shamāʾil ar-Rasūl by Ibn Kathīr: 339; Majmaʿ az-Zawāʾid 8/291 — al-Ḥākim deemed it ṣaḥīḥ.)


❖ A Bull Honoring the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)​


Hadith 29
«وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: كان لال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وحش. فإذا خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لعب واشتد وأقبل وأدبر . فإذا أحس برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قد دخل ، ربض فلم يترمرم، ما دام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فى البيت ، كراهية أن يوذيه»
مسند أحمد 8/112، رقم: 4660، 25210؛ مسند أبي يعلى 8/121، رقم: 4660؛ مسند إسحاق بن راهويه 3/617، رقم: 1192؛ شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي 4/195؛ دلائل النبوة للبيهقي 6/31؛ التمهيد لابن عبد البر 6/314؛ مجمع الزوائد 9/3


Translation:
From ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her): “There was a bull for the Household of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out, it would play and become energetic, coming and going. But when it sensed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had entered (the house), it would lie down and remain still, for as long as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in the house, disliking to cause him any annoyance.”
(Musnad Aḥmad 8/112, nos. 4660, 25210; Musnad Abī Yaʿlā 8/121, no. 4660; Musnad Isḥāq ibn Rāhwayh 3/617, no. 1192; Sharḥ Maʿānī al-Āthār 4/195; Dalāʾil an-Nubuwwah 6/31; at-Tamhīd 6/314; Majmaʿ az-Zawāʾid 9/3)


❖ The Bird (Chandol) Complained to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)​


Hadith 30
«وعن ابن مسعود قال: كنا مع النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم فى سفر فمررنا بشجرة فيها فرخا حمرة ، فأخذناهما ، قال: فجاءت الحمرة إلى النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم وهى تعرض، فقال: من فجع هذه بفرخيها؟ قال: قلنا: نحن. قال: ردوهما قال: فرددناهما إلى مواضعهما»
دلائل النبوة للبيهقي: 1/321؛ الزهد لهناد بن السري: 2/620، رقم: 1337


Translation:
ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey and passed by a tree in which there were two chicks of a red bird (chandol). We took them. The mother bird came to the Prophet (ﷺ) fluttering. He said: ‘Who has distressed this bird by taking its chicks?’ We said: ‘We did.’ He said: ‘Return them.’ So we returned them to their place.”
(Dalāʾil an-Nubuwwah by al-Bayhaqī 1/321; az-Zuhd by Hunnād ibn as-Sarī 2/620, no. 1337)


❖ Killing a Snake is Sunnah​


Hadith 31
«وعن أبى عبيدة عن أبيه قال: كنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليلة عرفة التى قبل يوم عرفة فإذا حس الحية فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: اقتلوها فدخلت شق جحر فأدخلنا عودا فقلعنا بعض الجحر فأخذنا سعفة فأضرمنا فيها نارا فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقاها الله شركم ووقاكم شرها»
سنن النسائي، رقم: 2884؛ صحيح البخاري، رقم: 4934؛ صحيح مسلم، رقم: 2234؛ مسند أحمد: 4344


Translation:
From Abū ʿUbaydah, from his father (ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd, may Allah be pleased with him): “We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the night of ʿArafah (preceding the Day of ʿArafah). A snake was sensed, so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Kill it.’ It entered a crack of its hole. We inserted a stick and dug out part of the hole, then took a palm frond and kindled fire in it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘May Allah protect it from your harm and protect you from its harm.’”
(Sunan an-Nasāʾī, no. 2884; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 4934; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2234; Musnad Aḥmad, no. 4344)


❖ The Command to Kill Snakes​


Hadith 32
«وعن العباس بن عبد المطلب أنه قال لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إنا نريد أن نكنس زمزم ، وإن فيها من هذه الجنان يعني الحيات الصغار فأمر النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم بقتلهن»
سنن أبي داود، رقم: 5251؛ صحيح أبي داود للألباني، رقم: 4373


Translation:
From al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (may Allah be pleased with him): He said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), “We intend to clean (the well of) Zamzam, and in it are these ‘jinnān’—meaning small snakes.” So the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded that they be killed.
(Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 5251; Ṣaḥīḥ Abī Dāwūd by al-Albānī, no. 4373)


❖ Jibrīl (عليه السلام) Did Not Enter a House with a Dog​


Hadith 33
«وعن عبد الله بن عباس قال: أخبرتني ميمونة أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أصبح يوما واجما، فقالت ميمونة: يا رسول الله! لقد استنكرت هيئتك منذ اليوم ، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن جبريل كان وعدني أن يلقاني الليلة فلم يلقني ، ام والله ما اخلفني، قال: فظل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يومه ذلك على ذلك، ثم وقع فى نفسه جره كلب تحت فسطاط لنا، فأمر به فأخرج ثم أخذ بيده ماء فنضح مكانه ، فلما أمسى لقيه جبريل ، فقال: له قد كنت وعدتني ان تلقانى البارحة ، قال أجل ولكنا لا ندخل بيتا فيه كلب ولا صورة، فأصبح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يومئذ فأمر بقتل الكلاب حتى إنه يأمر بقتل كلب الحائط الصغير، ويترك كلب الحائط الكبير»
صحيح مسلم، رقم: 2105؛ سنن النسائي، رقم: 4283؛ سنن أبي داود، رقم: 4157؛ مسند أحمد، رقم: 26260


Translation:
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Maymūnah informed me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) awoke one day distressed. She said, “O Messenger of Allah, your appearance has been unusual since this morning.” He (ﷺ) said: “Jibrīl had promised to meet me last night, but he did not meet me. By Allah, he did not break his promise.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) remained in that state the entire day. Then it occurred to him that there was a puppy under one of our canopies. He ordered that it be taken out, then took water in his hand and sprinkled that place. When evening came, Jibrīl met him. He (ﷺ) said to him: “You promised to meet me last night.” He said: “Yes, but we do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then, that morning, ordered that dogs be killed—to the extent that he would command killing the dog of a small wall and leave the dog of a large wall.
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2105; Sunan an-Nasāʾī, no. 4283; Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 4157; Musnad Aḥmad, no. 26260)


❖ Feeding a Horse is Also Rewardable​


Hadith 34
«وعن شرحبيل بن مسلم الخولاني: أن روح بن زنباع زار تميما الداري فوجده ينقى شعيرا لفرسه قال: وحوله أهله ، فقال له روح أما كان فى هؤلاء من يكفيك؟ قال تميم: بلى، ولكنى سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: ما من امرئ مسلم ينقى لفرسه شعيرا ثم يعلفه عليه ، إلا كتب له بكل حبة حسنة»
مسند أحمد: 4/103؛ مسند الشاميين للطبراني، رقم: 103 —


Translation:
From Sharḥabīl ibn Muslim al-Khawlānī: Rūḥ ibn Zunbāʿ visited Tamīm ad-Dārī (may Allah be pleased with him) and found him cleaning barley for his horse, with his family around him. Rūḥ said to him, “Was there not someone among these who could suffice you?” Tamīm said: “Yes, but I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘No Muslim cleans barley for his horse and then feeds it to it, except that for every grain a good deed is recorded for him.’”
(Musnad Aḥmad 4/103; Musnad ash-Shāmiyyīn of al-Ṭabarānī, no. 103 — authenticated by Shaykh Ḥamzah az-Zayn.)


❖ Prohibition of Burning Ants​


قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَتَوْا عَلَىٰ وَادِ النَّمْلِ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا مَسَاكِنَكُمْ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَانُ وَجُنُودُهُ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ﴾ ‎[النمل: 18]


Translation:
Allah, the Exalted, said: “Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said: ‘O ants, enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his soldiers crush you while they are unaware.’” [An-Naml: 18]


Hadith 35
«وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: نزل نبي من الأنبياء تحت شجرة فلدغته نملة، فأمر بجهازه، فأخرج من تحتها ، ثم أمر ببيتها ، فأحرق بالنار فأوحى الله إليه ، فهلا نملة واحدة»
صحيح البخاري، كتاب بدء الخلق، رقم: 3319


Translation:
From Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A prophet from among the prophets alighted under a tree, and an ant bit him. He ordered that his baggage be moved away from beneath it, then he ordered that the ant colony be burned. Allah revealed to him: ‘Could you not have killed just one ant (the offender)?’”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Book of the Beginning of Creation, no. 3319)


❖ Prohibition of Killing the Ant, the Honeybee, the Hoopoe, and the Shrike​


قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَن يَخْلُقُوا ذُبَابًا وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا لَهُ ۖ وَإِن يَسْلُبْهُمُ الذُّبَابُ شَيْئًا لَّا يَسْتَنقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ ۚ ضَعُفَ الطَّالِبُ وَالْمَطْلُوبُ﴾ ‎[الحج: 73]


Translation:
Allah, the Exalted, said: “O people! A parable is set forth, so listen to it: Indeed, those whom you invoke besides Allah will never create a fly, even if they were to gather together for it; and if the fly should snatch away anything from them, they could not recover it from it. Weak are the seeker and the sought.” [Al-Ḥajj: 73]


Hadith 36
«وعن ابن عباس قال: نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن قتل أربعة من الدواب: النملة ، والنحلة ، والهدهد ، والصرد»
صحيح أبي داود كتاب الأدب، رقم: 5267؛ سنن الدارمي، رقم: 2042؛ سنن ابن ماجه، رقم: 3224


Translation:
From Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade killing four creatures: the ant, the honeybee, the hoopoe, and the shrike.
(Ṣaḥīḥ Abī Dāwūd, Book of Manners, no. 5267; Sunan ad-Dārimī, no. 2042; Sunan Ibn Mājah, no. 3224)


❖ Prohibition of Detaining Livestock (During War Instructions)​


Hadith 37
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ لَمَّا بَعَثَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى الشَّامِ ، قَالَ: أَوْصِيْكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ ، لَا تَعْصَوْا وَلَا تَغْلُوا، وَلَا تَجْبُنُوْا، وَلَا تَغْرِقُوْا نَخْلا ، وَلَا تَحْرِقُوْا زَرْعًا ، وَلَا تَحْبِسُوا بَهِيمَةً ، وَلَا تَقْطَعُوا شَجَرَةً مُثْمِرَةً ، وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا ، وَلَا صَبِيًّا صَغِيرًا
مسند أبي بكر للمروزي: 69–72، رقم: 21


Translation:
From ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both): When Abū Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) dispatched (the army) to al-Shām, he walked with them for about two miles and addressed the army: “I enjoin you to fear Allah; do not disobey; do not act treacherously; do not be cowardly; do not drown date-palms; do not burn crops; do not detain livestock; do not cut fruit-bearing trees; do not kill an elderly man nor a small child.”
(Musnad Abī Bakr by al-Marwazī, pp. 69–72, no. 21)


❖ Naming Birds and Animals​


Hadith 38
«وعن أنس بن مالك يقول: كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يخالطنا ، حتى كان يقول لأح لي صغير: يا أبا عميرا ما فعل النغير؟ قال: ونضح بساط لنا فصلى عليه»
سنن الترمذي، أبواب الصلاة، رقم: 333 —


Translation:
From Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him): “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would mingle with us, to the extent that he would say to my young brother: ‘O Abū ʿUmayr, what did the little bird (an-nughayr) do?’ And a mat of ours was sprinkled with water, and he (ﷺ) prayed upon it.”
(Sunan at-Tirmidhī, Book of Prayer, no. 333 — graded ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī.)


❖ The Hell-Scorpions​


Hadith 39
«وعن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه فى قول الله عز وجل: ﴿زِدْنٰهُمْ عَذَابًا فَوْقَ الْعَذَابِ﴾ قال زيدوا بالعقارب أنيابها كالنخل الطول»
المستدرك للحاكم: 2/355–356 — وصححه الحاكم والذهبي


Translation:
ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him), regarding the saying of Allah, the Exalted: ﴿زِدْنَاهُمْ عَذَابًا فَوْقَ الْعَذَابِ﴾ “We will increase for them punishment upon punishment” [An-Naḥl: 88], said: “(Their punishment will be increased) by (creating) scorpions whose fangs are like tall date-palms.”
(al-Mustadrak 2/355–356 — authenticated by al-Ḥākim and adh-Dhahabī.)


❖ The Snakes of Hell​


Hadith 40
«وعن عبد الله بن الحارث بن جزء رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن فى النار حيات كأمثال البخت تلسع إحداهن اللسعة ، فيجد حموتها أربعين خريفا، وإن فى النار عقارب كأمثال البغال المؤكفة ، تلسع احداهن اللسعة فيجد حموتها اربعين سنة»
مسند أحمد: 4/619، رقم: 17722؛ صحيح ابن حبان، رقم: 747؛ المستدرك للحاكم: 4/593 — ابن حبان والحاكم صححاه


Translation:
ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Ḥārith ibn Jazʾ (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “In the Fire are snakes like (large) Bactrian camels; one of them bites a person with a bite, and he feels its burning effect for forty autumns (years). And in the Fire are scorpions like saddled mules; one of them stings a person with a sting, and he feels its burning effect for forty years.”
(Musnad Aḥmad 4/619, no. 17722; Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān, no. 747; al-Mustadrak 4/593 — authenticated by Ibn Ḥibbān and al-Ḥākim.)


وصلّى الله تعالى على خير خلقه محمد وآله وصحبه أجمعين
And may Allah’s blessings be upon the best of His creation, Muḥammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
 
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