Burning animals

Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrates: We were once travelling with the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. When he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم went for the call of nature, we saw a sparrow who had 2 baby sparrows, so we grabbed them. The sparrow came and began to flap its wings. The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم came and asked: “Who caused the sparrow inconvenience in the matter of its baby sparrows? Return its baby sparrows to it.” Then, the Holy Prophet          صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم saw a hole of ants that we had burnt. He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked: “Who has burnt this?” We replied, “Us.” The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then said, “Other than Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ The Owner of fire, no one is allowed to hurt anyone or anything by the means of fire.”

(Abu Dawood, vol. 3, pp. 75, Hadees 2675)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

How is it to hit birds and animals?

Dear Islamic sisters! We should try to stop being cruel to animals by following the Seerah of our pious predecessors. Nowadays, we see in the streets that children and many teenagers are hitting cats, dogs, donkeys and other animals without any reason. Rather, in some areas, sparrows, pigeons, parrots and other small creatures are held captive or they are tied and ridiculed. Parents should prevent their children from such acts and inform them that the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has prohibited anyone from imprisoning animals in order to kill them. (Muslim, Hadees 5057, pp. 832)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Benefits of showing mercy to animals

Dear Islamic sisters! Remember! Even though we are allowed to rear animals, we must provide them with food and water and look after them in the warm and cold weather. A lot of people do not think about their needs, they simply fulfil their desires and cause pain to the mute animals without reason. We