Donkey’s advice

Hazrat Abu Sulayman Daarani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: “Once, I was riding on a donkey. When I hit it 2/3 times, it lifted its head, looked towards me and said, “O Abu Sulayman! There will be accountability on the Day of Judgement for hitting me. Now it’s up to you to hit me more or hit me less.” I then said, “From now on, I am never going to hit anyone.”

(Al Zawajir Aniqtiraf-ul-Kaba`ir, vol. 2, pp. 174)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! 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.

It is mentioned in Bahar-e-Shari’at, Volume 3, Page 347: “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 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; so that we can persuade our Maharim to avoid oppression on animals:

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.