There is no religion which teaches to be more compassionate towards animals than Islaam

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There is no religion which teaches to be more compassionate towards animals than Islaam

Postby Shehzad Sattar » Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:00 pm

There is no religion which teaches to be more compassionate towards animals than Islaam.

1. They are intelligent creatures:

A) The Hudhud (hoopoe) understood Tawheed better than many amongst the mankind even to this day. [Surah al-Naml (27): 20-26]

B) The ant informing other ants to take shelter so that they do not get trampled by the army of Sulaimaan عليه السلام. [Surah al-Naml (27): 17-

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2. They are devoted creatures:

A) The animals, especially the birds, glorify Allaah’s praises but most of the mankind does not know. {Surah al-Anbiyaa (21): 79; Surah al-Noor (24): 41; Surah al-Naml (27): 17; Surah Saba (34): 10; Surah Saad (38): 19]

B) The ants glorify Allaah [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim]

C) The fish seeks forgiveness for the one seeking knowledge.

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3. We have been commanded to be kind towards the animals:

A) The Hadeeth of the man fetching water for the thirsty dog.

B) The Hadeeth of the prostitute fetching water for the thirsty dog.

C) The instructions to sharpen the knife before slaughtering.

D) The instructions to avoid slaughtering in front of other animals.

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4. We have been warned not to be cruel towards animal:

A) The Hadeeth of a Prophet who burned the colony of ants because only one ant bit him. So Allaah sent revelation to him saying that the ants glorify Allaah [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim]

B) The woman who was punished for tying her cat and not allowing it to feed till it died out of starvation.

C) The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructing his Companion to return the egg to the bird out of mercy for the bird [al-Adab al-Mufrad]

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Islaam cares for all the living creation but we also condemn unlawful killing in general whether the victim is a Muslim or not. Killing even a single person unlawfully is like killing the whole of Mankind:

{Because of that We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land - it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind.} [Surah al-Maaidah (5): 32]

But we care more for the Muslim no matter what, for the blood of the Muslim is priceless:

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “If this world were to be destroyed, that would be less significant before Allaah تعالى than the unlawful killing of a believer.” [Sunan al-Tirmidhee, Sunan al-Nasaa`ee and Sunan Ibn Maajah and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]
The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Make things easy and do not make things difficult. Give glad tidings and do not repel people..”

[متفق عليه]

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