Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 364
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa. Treatment of Animals sa. The Holy Prophet" was sent by God Almighty as a blessing for everything in the world. Animals are also creatures of God Almighty. . Therefore, the Holy Prophet established the best examples of affectionate love for and good treatment of the animals so that others also could follow his ways of treating and loving the animals. sa. The Holy Prophet" warned people against cruelty to animals and enjoined kind treatment on them. He often used to relate the instance of a. Jewish woman who was punished by God for having starved her cat to death. He also used to relate the story of a woman who found a dog. suffering from thirst near a deep well. She took off her shoe and lowered it into the well and thus drew up some water. She gave the water to the thirsty dog to drink. This good deed earned her God's forgiveness for all her previous sins. sa Ḥaḍrat ‘Abdullah bin Mas'ūd" relates: "While we were in the course of a journey along with the Holy Prophet we saw two young doves in a nest and we caught them. They were still very small. When their mother returned to the nest, not finding her little ones in it, she began to fly wildly around close to us. When the Holy Prophet arrived at the spot he observed the dove he said, "Who has tortured the sparrow by taking her children away from her? Immediately set free the children. " ra да (Sunan Abū Dawūd, Kitabul Adab, Bab Qataludhdhar) sa. Hadrat Suhail relates that the Holy Prophet passed by a camel whose belly due to hunger had shrunk to his back after contraction. The. Holy Prophet said, "Fear Allāh regarding these helpless animals. Ride these animals and eat their meat only when they are healthy. " 364 sa (Sunan Abū Dawūd, Kitabul Jihad bab mã yu'mar bih minal qiyam ‘aladdawwab wal baha'im). Hadrat ‘Ā'ishah relates that one day she mounted such a camel