ANIMAL RIGHTS IN ISLAM
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WE BEGIN WITH THE SAYING OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD(S.A.W):
May the Most Merciful have mercy on those who are merciful.
Have mercy on those upon the earth, and He who is above the heaven will have mercy on you.”
[Al-Jaami' (1924), Al-Sunan-ul-Kubraa (9/41); Al-Asmaa' was-Sifaat (893)]
THE MENTIONING OF ANIMALS, BIRDS ETC IN QURAN
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Although there are over 50 verses alone in the Quran speaking about Animals or relating to Animals (insects, birds etc) and six chapters named after Animals
The traditions (hadeeth) of the prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) regarding animal rights are far more numerous in number and words thus making it not feasible to count every word or hadeeth like Quran.
Is there another Book of God or religion sharing this in their Religious book or Word of God (e.g Quran)?
"There is not an animal on earth, nor a bird that flies on its wings, but they are communities like you."
(Qur'an 6:38).
"Seest thou not that it is God Whose praises all beings in the heavens and on earth do celebrate, and the birds (of the air) with wings outspread?
Each one knows its own (mode of) prayer and praise. And God knows well all that they do.
(The Noble Quran, 24:41)
"Seest thou not that to God bow down in worship all things that are in the heavens and on earth,
- the sun, the moon, the stars; the hills, the trees, the animals; and a great number among mankind?
But a great number are (also) such as are fit for Punishment: and such as God shall disgrace,- None can raise to honour: for God carries out all that He wills. (The Noble Quran, 22:18)"
ALLAH GRANTED THE HELP OF ANIMALS TO PROPHETS
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And Solomon was David's heir (ie he inherited from David his prophetic mission), and he (sulayman) said: 'O ye people! We have been taught the speech of birds."
(Qur'an 27:16).
The Qur'an Majeed tells us that God actually communicates with animals, as the following verse shows:
And your Lord revealed to the bee, saying: 'make hives in the mountains and in the trees, and in (human) habitations'.
(Qur'an 16:68).
The Qur'an Majeed uses the same Arabic word "Wahi" for God's revelation to all His Prophets, including the Holy Prophet Muhammad(s.a.w), as it has been used in the case of the bee.
it proves the basic fact that animals have a sufficient degree of psychic endowment to understand and follow God's messages - a faculty which is higher than instinct and intuition
MAN AND ANIMAL SHARE THE SAME NATURAL RESOURCES
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And do they not see that We meander water to a barren land and sprout forth from it crops, whereof their cattle as well as they themselves eat? Will they take no notice of it?
(Qur'an 32:27).
We {God} brought forth from it {the earth} its waters and its pastures, and established the mountains firm - as a source of provision for you and for your animals.
(Qur'an 79:31-33).
There is no doubt that the message includes all animals, not just domestic livestock, in whose welfare we have a vested interest: There is no moving creature on earth, but Allah provides for its sustenance.
(Qur'an 11:6)
TRIBES WERE PUNISHED FOR BEING CRUEL TO ANIMALS AND NOT GIVING THEM THEIR RIGHTS
The Qur'an Majeed describes how the people of Thamud demanded that the Prophet Saleh(s) show them some sign to prove he was a prophet of God.
(The tribe of Thamud were the descendants of Noah.
They have also been mentioned in the Ptolemaic records of Alexander's astronomer of the 2nd century A.C.
At the time of this incident, the tribe was experiencing a dearth of food and water and was, therefore, neglecting its livestock.
It was revealed to Prophet Saleh(s) to single out a she-camel as a symbol and ask his people to give her her fair share of water and fodder.
The people of Thamud promised to do that but, later, killed the camel.
As a retribution, the tribe was annihilated.
This incident has been mentioned in the Qur'an Majeed many times in different contexts.
This incident has been mentioned in the Qur'an Majeed many times in different contexts.
(Qur'an 7:73, 11:64, 26:155, 156; 54:27-31).
THOSE WHO HARMED THE ANIMAL WILL BE PUNISHED
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“A woman entered Hell because of a cat which she tied up and did not feed, nor did she allow it to eat of the vermin (mice, insect, etc) of the earth.”
[Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3140; Muslim, 2242. There is also a similar report from Abu Hurayrah]
It was narrated from Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah that a donkey whose face had been branded passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
and he said, “May Allaah curse the one who branded him.”
(Narrated by Muslim, 2217).
Abdullah ibn Umar reported: He attributed to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
“If someone kills so much as a sparrow or anything larger without a just cause, then Allah the Exalted will ask him about it on the Day of Resurrection.”
It was said,
It was said,
“O Messenger of Allah, what is a just cause?”
He said, “A just cause is that you slaughter it for food, but you should not cut off its head and throw it aside.”
[Sunan An-Nasa’i, Book of Sacrifices, Number 4445, Hasan]
DO NOT TIE UP ANY ANIMAL
DO NOT TIE UP ANY ANIMAL
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that he entered upon Yahyaa ibn Sa’eed and one of Yahyaa’s sons had tied up a hen and was shooting at it.
Ibn ‘Umar walked over to him and untied it, then he brought it and the boy and said,
“Do not allow your boys to tie up birds in order to kill them, for I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbidding the tying up of animals or other creatures in order to kill them.”
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5195; Muslim, 1958.
The version narrated by Muslim says, “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed those who do that.”
DO NOT USE AN ANIMAL FOR TARGET PRACTICE OR FUN-HUNTING SPORT
It is narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Do not use anything in which there is a soul (animals or human) as a target.”
(Narrated by Muslim, 1957).
The Prophet(s) passed by some children who were shooting arrows at a ram. He told them off, saying:
'do not maim the poor beast'."
(Narrated by Abdallah bin Ja'far. An-Nasai, 7:238)
DO NOT SLAUGHTER AN ANIMAL WITH CRUELTY
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Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah;
Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah;
that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal;
[Quran Al Maidah]
The prophet (s.a.w) said
“Verily, Allaah has prescribed excellence in all things.
Thus, if you kill, kill in a kind manner.
If you slaughter, slaughter in a kind manner.
If you slaughter, slaughter in a kind manner.
Each of you should sharpen his blade and spare suffering to the animal he is slaughtering.”
[Sahih Muslim]
The main purpose of allowing Muslims to continue with animal sacrifices was to turn this tradition into an institution of charity.
All the verses of the Qur'an Majeed which deal with the subject wind up with the proviso that the meat be fed to the poor, the needy, those who are too modest to beg as well as the mendicants - those who beg openly
(The Qur'an, 2:196; 22:28; 35-37).
It is not their flesh, nor their blood, that reaches Allah;
it is your righteousness {piety and spiritual volition} that reaches Him….
Their flesh will never reach Allah, nor yet their blood, but your devotion will reach Him
(Qur'an 22:37).
OBJECTION RAISED:
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Those who think that the islamic festival - Eid ul Adha - the Eid of sacrifice,
wherein Muslims kill or slaughter animals is a ruthless act have ample and more than numerous refutes against them and their ideology.
Starting from the very root " Is Non veg prohibited for mankind?"
However, without going into much details, those who wish to see the proofs showing how the Islamic method of slaughtering any animal is the only method on the face of this earth which causes the least of pain or injury to animals,
whereas in the rest of the world or non Islamic sources, allow, or not speak against slaughtering animals via electrification or brutally killing them .
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see this : http://www.irf.net/index.php…
To see the German lab tests on Islamic methods visit :
To see a healthy debate on the topic of veg vs non veg see this video :
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DO NO HARM OR HURT ANY ANIMAL, INSECT OR BIRD
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DO NO HARM OR HURT ANY ANIMAL, INSECT OR BIRD
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Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
An ant had bitten a Prophet (one amongst the earlier Prophets) and he ordered that the colony of the ants should be burnt.
And Allah revealed to him:” Because of an ant’s bite you have burnt a community from amongst the communities which sings My glory.”
[Sahih Muslim, Chapter# 36, Book 26, Number 556]
Another report says " Why did that one ant which bit you not burn?"
Abdullah reported: We were with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, on a journey and he went out to relieve himself.
We saw a red-headed sparrow that had two chicks with her and we took her chicks. The sparrow started to flap her wings.
The Prophet came to us and he said, “Who has upset her by taking her children?
Give her children back to her.”
He also saw an ant colony which we had burned and he said,
“Who burned this?”
We said, “We did it.”
We said, “We did it.”
He said,
“No one should punish with fire except the Lord of the fire.”
[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book of Manners, Number 5268, Hasan]
Abu Waqid Al-Layth reported:
The Prophet, peace be upon him, arrived in Medina and they were cutting the tails of sheep and humps of camels while they were alive.
He said, “Whatever is cut from an animal while it is alive is unlawful carrion.”
[Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Book of Food, Number 1480, Hasan]
Abdullah ibn Ja’far reported:
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed by some people who were shooting arrows at a ram.
He hated it and he said, “Do not mutilate (harm or injure) your animals.”
He hated it and he said, “Do not mutilate (harm or injure) your animals.”
[Sunan An-Nasa’i, Book of Sacrifices, Number 4440, Sahih]
TAKE CARE OF YOUR ANIMALS AND LOVE THEM
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The Prophet(s) was asked if acts of charity even to the animals were rewarded by God.
He replied: 'yes, there is a reward for acts of charity to every beast alive.'
(Narrated by Abu Huraira, Bukhari, 3:322. Also Muslim, Vol. 4; Hadith No. 2244.
Sahl ibn Al-Hanzala reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed by a camel whose back had fallen to its stomach.
He said, “Fear Allah concerning your animals. Ride them while they are in good condition ....”
[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book of Jihad, Number 2548, Sahih]
Another narration says :
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The Prophet(s) once passed by a lean camel whose belly had shrunk to its back.
'Fear God' he said to the owner of the camel, 'in these dumb animals and ride them only when they are fit to be ridden, and let them go free when it is met that they should rest.
(Narrated by Abdullah bin Ja'far. Abu Dawood, 7:221; Hadith No. 2532).
Abdullah Ibn Jaafar (r.a) said " One day a camel came towards the prophet (s.a.w) ,
made a rumbling noise and shed tears. When the prophet (s.a.w) saw this, he caressed the back of it and comforted it.
In turn the camel stopped crying. he (s.a.w) then said" Who is its owner?" A young man from the Ansaar said "It is mine Oh Messenger of Allah".
The messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said" Do you not fear Allah regarding this animal that he has placed under your ownership?
It complained that you neglect feeding it (properly) and mistreat it"
[Sahih Muslim, Book of Menstruation chapter : What one covers himself with while performing the call of nature 79]
Ali ibn Siyaabah (r.a) said " One day when i was with the messenger of Allah..........
a camel came and towards the Prophet (s.a.w) and put its neck to the ground then made a rumbling sound.
The prophet (s.a.w) said
The prophet (s.a.w) said
"Do you know what the camel says?" It claims the owner wants to slaughter it.
The he (s.a.w) asked for the owner and said "Will you grant it (the camel) to me as a present?"
The owner replied " There is nothing more precious to me in my ownership (property) than this camel"
Thereby the prophet (s.a.w) said " I advice you to be kind and cautious with the camel"
[Musnad Ahmad Vol.4 page 172]
It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
When you journey through a fertile land, you should (go slow and) give the camels a chance to graze in the land.
When you travel In an arid (land) where there is scarcity of vegetation, you should quicken their pace (lest your camels grow feeble and emaciated for lack of fodder).
When you halt for the night, avoid (pitching your tent on) the road, for it is the abode of noxious little animals at night.
[Sahih Muslim Book 20, Hadith 4723]
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CARING FOR THE ANIMALS IS A REWARDING ===================
CARING FOR THE ANIMALS IS A REWARDING ===================
The prophet (s.a.w) said " There is a reward (for serving) everything with a moist liver (that is, every living creature).”
[Musnad Ahmad]
The Prophet (s.a.w) said
“Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.”
[Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"While a man was walking on his way he became extremely thirsty.
He found a well, he went down into it to drink water.
Upon leaving it, he saw a dog which was panting out of thirst.
His tongue was lolling out and he was eating moist earth from extreme thirst.
The man thought to himself:
`This dog is extremely thirsty as I was.'
So he descended into the well, filled up his leather sock with water, and holding it in his teeth, climbed up and quenched the thirst of the dog.
Allah appreciated his action and forgave his sins". The Companions asked:
"Shall we be rewarded for showing kindness to the animals also?''
He (PBUH) said, "A reward is given in connection with every living creature".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Another narration from Muslim says "Once a dog was going round the well and was about to die out of thirst.
A prostitute of Banu Israel (i.e the people to whom Prophet Moses were sent and not the modern day Israel) happened to see it.
So she took off her leather sock and lowered it into the well. She drew out some water and gave the dog to drink.
She was forgiven on account of her action".
[Sahih Muslim]
It was narrated from Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that he had a young brother who had a nughar (a small sparrow or nightingale).
The bird died, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw him looking sad and grieved,
so he joked with him, and said to him words which implied approval of his keeping this bird.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to him, “O Abu Umayr, what happened to the nughayr?”
[al-Bukhaari, 5778; Muslim, 2150]
PROPHET FORBADE USING, WEARING OR SITTING ON ANIMAL SKIN AND FUR
It was narrated that al-Miqdaam ibn Ma’diyakrib (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbidding the wearing of animal skins or riding on saddles made from them.
[Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4131; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 3479]
It is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade using animal skins as furnishings.
[Al-Tirmidhi (1771) and al-Nasaa’i (4253) , Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 1450]
It was narrated from Mu’aawiyah ibn Abi Sufyaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade tiger skins.
[Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4239; vclassed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 3566.]
It was narrated from Mu’aawiyah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“The angels do not accompany a group of people among whom there is a tiger skin.”
[Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4130; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 3478]
Al-Mubaarakfoori said in Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi said:
The ahaadeeth indicate that it is not permissible to make use of animal skins.
The ahaadeeth indicate that it is not permissible to make use of animal skins.
The reasons why it is forbidden to make use of them are:
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1 – It encourages the killing and harming of animals
2- That involves arrogance and showing off, because it is an imitation of tyrants, and because such things are the adornment of those who live luxurious and extravagant lives.
[See Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi, and Haashiyat al-Sindi ‘ala Ibn Maajah]
THE PROPHET (S.A.W) FORBADE ANIMAL SPORT
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The Prophet(s) condemned those people who take up anything alive as a mere sport."
(Narrated by Abdullah bin 'Omar. Muslim, Vol. 3, Hadith No. 1958).
EVEN THE ANIMALS WOULD BE IN PARADISE - THIS IS THEIR STATUS !
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It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Pray in the sheep pens and wipe their dust (raghaam), for they are among the animals of Paradise.”
[Narrated by al-Bayhaqi, 2/449; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 3789]
Raghaam means dust (as translated here).
The word has also been narrated as ra’aam, which refers to the mucus that comes from the sheep’s nose.
What is meant is to wipe the dust from it, or wipe away what comes from its nose, so as to look after it and take care of it.
This was the view of al-Manaawi in Fayd al-Qadeer.
It was narrated that Abu Mas’ood al-Ansaari said: A man brought a bridled she-camel and said,
“This is for the sake of Allaah.”
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“You will have seven hundred she-camels in return on the Day of Resurrection, each of them bridled.”
[Narrated by Muslim, 1892]
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JUSTICE WILL BE GIVEN TO EVERYONE - EVEN ANIMALS ===================
JUSTICE WILL BE GIVEN TO EVERYONE - EVEN ANIMALS ===================
It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) : “Allaah will judge between His creation, jinn, men and animals.
On that Day, Allaah will let the hornless animal settle its score with the horned until, when there is nothing left to be settled, Allaah will say to them,
‘Be dust.’ At that point the disbeliever will say, ‘Would that I were dust.’”
[Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilat al-Saheehah, no. 1966, Also see Muslim, al-Birr wa’l-Silah wa’l-Adaab, 4679]
Prophet (s.a.w) also said:
It was narrated from Abu Dharr that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was sitting, and two sheep locked horns until one of them defeated and subdued the other.
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
smiled and someone asked him, “Why are you smiling, O Messenger of Allaah?”
He said,
He said,
“It is amazing. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, their score will be settled on the Day of Resurrection.”
“O Abu Dharr, do you know what they are fighting over?” He said, “No.”
He said, “But Allaah knows and He will judge between them.”
[Sahih muslim, ‘Ali al-Qaari quoted this in al-Murqaah (4/761) and also Silsilah Al Saheeha pg. 612]
PROPHET FORBADE ANIMALS FIGHTS OR INSTIGATING ANIMALS TO FIGHT.
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This is unfortunately something that is widespread in the world.
The prophet (s.a.w) forbade inciting animals to fight each other.
The prophet (s.a.w) forbade inciting animals to fight each other.
(Narrated by Abdullah bin Abbas. Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi and Abu al-Darda; recorded in Riyad (Ref. No. 28); Hadith No. 1606; p. 271]
And those animals who are killed because they were made to fight or were killed due to fighting generally are prohibited to eat and as mentioned above, they will get justice on the day of judgement and those responsible for hurting them will pay a lofty price
THE PROPHET (S.A.W) FORBADE SCARING THE ANIMALS
The Holy Prophet(s) said
The Holy Prophet(s) said
to a man who was sharpening his knife in the presence of the animal:
'Do you intend inflicting death on the animal twice - once by sharpening the knife within its sight, and once by cutting its throat?' (Al-Furu Min-al-Kafi Lil-Kulini; 6:230).
Hazrat 'Omar (r.a) - the second khalifa of Islam, once saw a man denying a sheep, which he was going to slaughter, a satiating measure of water to drink.
He gave the man a beating with his lash and told him:
"Go, water it properly at the time of its death, you knave!"
(Reported by Ibn Sirin about Hazrat 'Omar and recorded in Badae al-Sande; 6:2811).
(Reported by Ibn Sirin about Hazrat 'Omar and recorded in Badae al-Sande; 6:2811).
ISLAM IS NOT ILLOGICAL - JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES GOOD TREATMENT OF EVERY LIVING BEING OBLIGATORY UPON EVERY HUMAN DOES NOT MEAN IT PROHIBITS DEFENDING FROM HARM
it is permissible to kill the harmful animals, such as voracious dogs, wolves, snakes, scorpions, rats etc.
This is based on the Prophet's statement:
“Five noxious or harmful animals are to be killed whether or not one is in the state of pilgrimage:
the snake, the speckled raven that has whiteness either on its back or stomach, the rat, the voracious dog and the kite (a bird similar to a hawk).”
[Muslim]
It is also confirmed from Allaah's Messenger that he cursed the scorpion and killed it.
[Al-Bayhaqi]
AND YOU THOUGHT SCIENCE DISCOVERED PLANTS HAVE LIFE AND SOUL?
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What science learnt and discovered a few years ago, sahaabas knew about it 1400 years ago for we have narrations showing how the trunk cried for the Prophet (s.a.w), how the Birds speak a different language. For e.g :
Narrated by Ibn Umar:
Narrated by Ibn Umar:
The Prophet used to deliver his sermons while standing beside (or leaning on) a trunk of a Date Palm tree.
When he had the pulpit made, he used it (the pulpit) instead (of the Date Palm tree).
The trunk (of the tree) started crying/weeping (grieving out of love for the prophet) and the Prophet approached it, rubbing his hand over it (to sooth it and stop its crying/weeping).
[Sahih al-Bukhari Volume 4, Book 56, Number 783:]
DO ANIMALS GLORIFY ALLAH? DO PLANTS GLORIFY ALLAH? STONES?
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There is no specific information regarding when or at what age do the animals or etc glorify Allah but there is a verse in the Qur'an which says
The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein, glorify Him and there is not a thing but glorifies His praise. But you understand not their glorification.
Truly, He is Ever Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving [Quran 17:44] .
This verse includes everything in a nutshell except what Allah wills to remove. For e.g, it is known from ahadeeth that lizards, dogs, scorpions should be killed.
They are considered as impure or evil animals. So Allah Alone knows if they also glorify his praise or if they worship him.
They may or may not, but the reason why i mentioned them as an exception is because
(i) The Prophet (s.a.w) ordered to kill the Wazagh (lizard), and said; "It blew in the fire of Abraham."
[Al bukhari 3359, Muslim 2237, An-nasai 2888 and Ibn majah 3228, Ahmad 6:200]
Imam Ahmad related from nafi, saying that a woman entered upon Aishah RA and saw an erected spear.
She asked: "What is this spear for?" She replied:
"We kill the lizards with it." Then she narrated from the Prophet ;
"When Abraham was thrown into the fire, all animals started to put it out, except the lizard, it started flaring it up."
[Ahmad 6:217]
(ii) Dogs are Impure, and the prophet (s.a.w) ordered to kill the black dogs, and he even said they are shaytaan (i.e when an evil jin takes their form)
This verse (17:44) as explained by mufassireen shows two main aspects
1. Everything glorifies Allah, believes in its one-ness.
The Mountains, the trees, the birds, the animals, etc
2. We do not understand their glorification for many reasons. Maybe because we do not hear or are not able to hear their glorification and we don't speak animal language or etc.
There are many Proofs supporting this. For e.g
There are many Proofs supporting this. For e.g
MOUNTAIN :
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Prophet (s.a.w) is reported to have said
" This is Uhud, the mountain which loves us and which we love.
THE CRYING TRUNK OF THE TREE
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Narrated by Ibn Umar: The Prophet used to deliver his sermons while standing beside (or leaning on) a trunk of a Date Palm tree.
When he had the pulpit made, he used it (the pulpit) instead (of the Date Palm tree).
The trunk (of the tree) started crying/weeping (grieving out of love for the prophet) and the Prophet approached it, rubbing his hand over it (to sooth it and stop its crying/weeping).
[Sahih al-Bukhari Volume 4, Book 56, Number 783:
THE WOLF THAT SPOKE ABOUT RASOOL (S.A.W)
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Narrated by Unais bin 'Amr:
Ahban bin Aus said,
"I was amongst my sheep. Suddenly a wolf caught a sheep and I screamed at it (the wolf).
The wolf sat on its tail and addressed me, saying, 'Who will look after it (i.e. the sheep) when you are busy and not able to look after it?
Do you forbid me the provision which Allah has provided me?' Ahban added,
"I clapped my hands and said, 'By Allah, I have never seen anything more interesting and wonderful than this!'
On that, the wolf said, 'There is something more (interesting and) wonderful than this; that is, Allah's Messenger… inviting people to Allah (i.e. Islam).'
"Unais bin 'Amr added, "Then Ahban went to Allah's Messenger and informed him what happened and embraced Islam.)"
[Sahih al-Bukhari Volume 3, Book 39, Number 517:]
THE BIRD THAT COMPLAINED
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Abdullah reported:
We were with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, on a journey and he went out to relieve himself.
We saw a red-headed sparrow that had two chicks with her and we took her chicks.
The sparrow started to flap her wings.
The Prophet came to us and he said,
“Who has upset her by taking her children? Give her children back to her.”
He also saw an ant colony which we had burned and he said, “Who burned this?”
We said, “We did it.” He said, “No one should punish with fire except the Lord of the fire.”
[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book of Manners, Number 5268, Hasan]
THE CAMEL THAT COMPLAINED
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Abdullah Ibn Jaafar (r.a) said " One day a camel came towards the prophet (s.a.w) , made a rumbling noise and shed tears.
When the prophet (s.a.w) saw this, he caressed the back of it and comforted it.
In turn the camel stopped crying. he (s.a.w) then said" Who is its owner?" A young man from the Ansaar said "It is mine Oh Messenger of Allah".
The messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said" Do you not fear Allah regarding this animal that he has placed under your ownership?
It complained that you neglect feeding it (properly) and mistreat it" [Sahih Muslim, Book of Menstruation chapter : What one covers himself with while performing the call of nature 79]
THE FOOD THAT GLORIFIED ALLAH :
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Narrated 'Abdullah:
We used to consider miracles as Allah's Blessings, but you people consider them to be a warning. Once we were with Allah's Apostle on a journey, and we ran short of water.
He said, "Bring the water remaining with you."
He said, "Bring the water remaining with you."
The people brought a utensil containing a little water.
He placed his hand in it and said, "Come to the blessed water, and the Blessing is from Allah."
He placed his hand in it and said, "Come to the blessed water, and the Blessing is from Allah."
I saw the water flowing from among the fingers of Allah's Apostle, and no doubt, we heard the meal glorifying Allah, when it was being eaten (by him).[Volume 4, Book 56, Number 779:]
THE STONES THAT GLORIFIED ALLAH:
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Ibn Katheer (r.h) has narrated in his book "Miracles of the Prophet " wherein the stones glorified in the hands of rasool (s.a.w), Abu bakr, Umar and uthman (R.a)
CAMELS GLORIFYING ALLAH
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Imam Ibn Katheer under the tafseer of 17:44 comments
Imam Ahmad recorded that Mu`adh bin Anas said that﴾ the Messenger of Allah came upon some people who were sitting on their mounts and talking to one another.
He said to them:
Imam Ahmad recorded that Mu`adh bin Anas said that﴾ the Messenger of Allah came upon some people who were sitting on their mounts and talking to one another.
He said to them:
Ride them safely then leave them safely.
Do not use them as chairs for you to have conversations in the streets and marketplaces,
because the one that is ridden may be better than the one who rides it, and may remember Allah more than he does
[Musnad Ahmad 3/439 Da'eef]
Thus as one can see Animals , plants, mountains, non living things, etc are or have been known to glorify Allah, or come to the messenger (s.a.w)
thereby believing in the messenger of Allah or in some or the other way express their belief in Allah.
However, the details of this subject is a matter of Unseen and one should not comment or discuss this because Allah alone knows the unseen.
As mentioned in the beginning, the reports are numerous and i could not collect all of it. This document is merely a small trailer for the same.
May Allah have mercy on the one who corrects me.
May Allah have mercy on the one who corrects me.
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Ameen.
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You can Read the full article at Safy Eman BLOG under the title
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ANIMAL RIGHTS IN ISLAM
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https://safyeman.wordpress.com/2015/04/04/107/
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Ameen.
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You can Read the full article at Safy Eman BLOG under the title
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ANIMAL RIGHTS IN ISLAM
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https://safyeman.wordpress.com/2015/04/04/107/
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