Animals' rights in islam

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Prophet Muhammad, inspired by God’s revelation, laid the human rights and even animals rights long before both terms came into being.What distinguishes the Islamic rights whether for humans or animals is that they are ordinances by God and they were practiced in the golden age of Islam.Any one who violates these rights is a sinner who will be punish by God.In this presentation, you will read some hadiths that were the basis of the Islamic approach towards animals.


It is narrated that someone took two chicks of a bird (hamra), which came in panic searching for its chicks. Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him and his house) then asked, “Who has distressed it by taking its chicks?” Then he asked them to return the chicks.

Insects should not be killed with fire

The Prophet (SWS) once passed by a burnt hole in which ants lived. He (SWS) said deplorably:

“Who has burned it?” When he was informed of who had done it, he said, “Only the Lord of Fire has the right to

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Animals should be made hungry Once the Prophet (SWS)

passed by a a camel that was so emaciated, its back was one with its abdomen. Upon seeing that, the Prophet (SWS) said, “Fear Allah with regard to livestock. Ride them in a fitting way and eat them when they are in good

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One day the Prophet (SWS) entered a garden belonging to a man from the Ansar. In the garden he (SWS) noticed a camel which froze and its eyes started watering upon seeing the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet (SWS) then came to it and rubbed its ears, causing it to become calm. He (SWS) then asked ,

“Who is the owner of this camel ?Whose camel is this”?


Animals should not be burdened beyond their capacities A young man from the

Ansar told him, “O Messenger of Allah, it belongs to me.” The Prophet (SWS) then told him, “Do you not fear Allah with regard to this beast, which He has let you own ?

It complained to me that you starve it and tire it by overworking it and using

it beyond its capacity”.


Feeding an animal shall be rewarded by GodThe Prophet (SWS) said, “If any Muslim plants any plant and a human being or an animal eats of it, he will be rewarded as if he had given that much in charity.” – (Al-Bukhari)


“There was a Jewish whore ,who used to commit adultery and took it as a profession. It happened that she passed by a well one day. Because she was thirsty, she came down to the well to quench her thirst. When she approached the brim of the well, she found a dog out of breath from the blunt of thirst.

“It must have been suffering exactly like me,” she thought.


She took off her shoes ,which she filled when she went down to the well. She then stretched her hand and quenched the dog’s thirst. When this whore died, she was let into heaven and her long series of sins were remitted because of this one thoughtful act of quenching the dog’s thirst.


Imprisoning an animal brings God’s wrath .

The Prophet (SWS) said, “A woman entered the hell fire because she imprisoned a cat. She neither fed it nor did she set it free to

eat”.


Animals shouldn’t be ridden for side talkIt happened that the Prophet (SWS) saw some people sitting on animals to which he commented, “Keep them safe and sound when riding them and when leaving them, don’t use them as chairs for your side talks in the streets and markets. A ridden animal might be better than its rider and might remember and mention Allah more than

its rider does”.


Animals should not be taken as targets for shootingThe Prophet (SWS) said, “Anyone who would kill a bird, this bird would come on Doomsday and say, “Allah, this person killed me for pleasure and not for benefit.” He (SWS) prohibited taking any animal or any living creature as a target for shooting .


Animals Should not be Humiliated The Prophet (SWS) said ;

“Do not clip the forelock of a horse, for decency is attached to their forelock, for it protects it; nor their tail, for it is fly-flap.” (Narrated by Utba bin Farqad abu abd)


Animals Should not be Humiliated Ibn Umar (RA) said; “I

heard the Messenger of Allah (SWS) say, “Whoever mutilates a living creature and then does not repent, Allah will mutilate him on

the Day of Judgment ”.One day an ass, which had been branded on its face passed by the Prophet (SWS) to which he said, “God curse the one who branded it.” (Narrated by Jabir bin Abdullah)


Umar Ibn Al-Khatab said:

“I fear that if an animal has stumbled in the far east or west, I will be held accountable before my Lord on the Day of

Judgment”.

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