Do not commit these acts of cruelty to the mute animals. Whosoever can do so, must stop those who cause harm and pain without reason to animals. If a person does not stop another person from being cruel on an animal whilst having the power to do so will be a sinner and deserving of Hell.

Remember! It is worse to be cruel to an animal than on a Muslim because an animal has no helper other than Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 660; Summarised)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Remember! Just as it is prohibited to cause pain to an animal of Qurbani, hitting it, keeping it hungry and thirsty whilst keeping it locked up, not fulfilling its needs, making it work more than its capacity, injuring it using sticks and stones or burning animals is a big form of cruelty and is not allowed and is Haraam. Remember! We are human beings. Even if a strong animal hits or injures any weak animal, it will be held accountable on the Day of Judgement:

The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: “On the Day of Judgement, all the animals will be brought whereas people will be standing. Then a decision will be made between them, to the extent that a horned goat will be accountable to a goat without horns and an ant will be accountable to another ant. Then it will be said, “Turn into soil.” (Mawsu’ah Ibn Abid Dunya, Hadees 224, vol. 6, pp. 231)

Just ponder that on the Day of Judgement, an animal will be holding another animal accountable. So, if a human being had been cruel to an animal, had hit it, kept it hungry and thirsty, then how much entitled to punishment will he be? Those people who are cruel to animals and make them run for mere enjoyment, get them to stand up by messing about with them, take out their teeth in order to sell them, injure their mouth by pulling their reins continuously and injure animals by making them fight with one another should be scared because on the Day of Judgement, if they are held accountable and stopped from entering Heaven due to their cruelty, what would they do? Therefore, stop being cruel to animals yourself and if you see another person being cruel to animals, try to stop them by explaining to them