Animals

Abu Darda had a camel named: Dammun (دمون). Abu Darda told anyone who borrowed it: “Do not burden him with more than what he can bear.” When the time for…

Ibn Al-Jawzi says: عن أبي الدرداء: أنه كان يشتري العصافير من الصبيان ويرسلهن، ويقول: اذهبن فعشن Abu Darda used to buy sparrows from children and then set them free, saying:…

Story about a horse - من طرائف العرب The Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakil gifted a horse to the poet Al-Buhturi. The horse died on the same day! So the poet compiled…

If an animal comes to you looking for food, don't ignore it. It came to you only to remove some of your sins... The Prophet said: ‏ فِي كُلِّ ذَاتِ…

The fate of animals in hereafter ... مصير الحيوانات في الآخرة There is no Paradise or Hell for animals in the hereafter, but as part of God's ultimate justice, they…

A government minister gifted a riding animal to a person. The man noticed that it was struggling to walk. The man said: أيها الوزير، هذه الدابة أحملتني عليها، أم حملتها…

About 1,000 years ago, a scholar by the name of Ibn al-Marzubaan (d. 921) was so fed up with people in his society that he wrote a book called: (فضل…

Q: Is it allowed to keep a bird in a cage? حكم حبس العصافير في القفص A: According to scholars - Yes - as long as its taken good care…

Can Animals Lie? Yes The Prophet Solomon could communicate with animals, so he once communicated the following to a bird: قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ “We shall see…

Keeping a Dog - ابن عبد البر The Prophet said: مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا إِلاَّ كَلْبٌ ضَارٍ لِصَيْدٍ أَوْ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ، فَإِنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطَانِ “He who kept…

The Prophet said: مَن قتَل عصفورًا عبَثًا عجَّ إلى اللهِ يومَ القيامةِ يقولُ: يا ربِّ إنَّ فلانًا قتَلني عبَثًا ولم يقتُلْني منفعةً “Whoever kills even a small sparrow in vain,…