Dear Islamic brothers! Sacrificing an animal at the time of Qurbani is a great privilege but remember, do not be cruel to animals before Qurbani or during Qurbani because we have been ordered to respect these animals. In fact, using animals as a means of transport or putting goods, etc. on them is prohibited.

It is mentioned in Bahar-e-Shari’at, Volume 3, Page 347: “To ride an animal of Qurbani or to put goods on it or to rent it out to another person; in short, to gain benefits from it is prohibited.” So, when it is prohibited to ride on or put goods on an animal, how big sin would it be to be cruel to them. Let’s now listen to some examples of being cruel to animals, taken from the September 2017 edition of the Monthly Magazine of Faizan-e-Madinah:

Examples of being cruel to animals of Qurbani (in some countries)

Examples of being cruel to mute animals brought to the animal marketplace:

1. Animals brought to the marketplace from places far away are not given reasonable food during their travel.

2. Large animals are brought to the marketplace in small vehicles. During their travel, they are unable to sit if they get tired due to the limited space.

3. A lot of people do not put sand or dried hay, etc. in their vehicles, due to which the animals slip and fall in their own filth, which sometimes leads to the animal breaking their legs or getting hurt.

4. Animals brought to the marketplace are taken off the vehicles in an unreasonable manner. The animals are made to jump from the vehicle to make it easier for the people due to which they get injured and are then sometimes not eligible for Qurbani.

5. To save money, animals are made to starve in the marketplace. Once a person bought a camel. The seller whispered in his ears that the camel has been hungry for many days. Do feed it some fodder.