Category: Animals
Good Company
The benefits of accompanying good people - صحبة الأخيار In the story of the 'People of the Cave' [أصحاب الكهف], their dog was also sleeping next to them: ...
View DetailsAbu Darda’s Camel
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 Abu Darda came close (i.e death) he said to his camel: ...
View DetailsFreeing Birds
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: “Fly away and lead a free life!” ["Al-Muntadham", 2/69]....
View DetailsHorse Gift
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 the following poetry: "You gifted me a truly marvellous creation, ...
View DetailsServing Animals
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 كَبِدٍ رَطْبَةٍ أَجْرٌ "There is a reward for serving any animate (living being)..."...
View DetailsAnimals In Hereafter
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 will also be resurrected, to settle scores. 1- Ibn Abbas said: يحشر كل شيء حتى الذب...
View DetailsLazy Ride
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 علي؟ ...
View DetailsDogs
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 الكلاب على كثير ممن لبس الثياب). "The Superiority of Dogs (kilaab),...
View DetailsKeeping Birds In Cages
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 of. It has been narrated: وَكَانَ لِي أَخٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو عُمَيْرٍ ـ قَالَ أَحْسِبُهُ فَطِيمٌ ـ وَكَانَ إِذَا ...
View DetailsAnimals Lie
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 whether you speak the truth or YOU ARE ONE OF THE LIARS...
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