How Prophet Muhammad,(PBUH)treated living creatures

Under category: How He treated them?

In pre-Islamic times, pagan superstitions and polytheistic practices included acts of torture and cruelty to animals such as cutting off the humps of camels and the fat tails of sheep when they were alive. Islam condemned this, put a stop to all such practices and instituted strict rules regarding animal slaughter, wherein protecting animals from pain and undue suffering is paramount. Humankind must strike a balance in their treatment of animals and ensure that they are not overburdened, mutilated or tortured. As Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, reminded us, a true believer in Allah demonstrates his or her belief by respecting the entire creation and utilizing them in a responsible manner.Allah created man and honored him by subjecting animals for his ser-

vice to fulfill his needs. Man benefits from their meat and milk, wears clothes made from their wool and leather and produces perfumes from some of them.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran (what means):

«And the grazing live- stock He has created for you; in them is warmth and [numerous] benefits, and from them you eat. And for you in them is [the enjoyment of] beauty when you bring them in [for the evening] and when you send them out [to pasture]. And they carry your loads to a land you could not have reached except with difficulty to yourselves. Indeed, your Lord is Kind and Mer- ciful. And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and adornment. And He creates that which you do not know.»

[as][Quran: 16: 5-8]