The Prophet of Allah,(PBUH) prohibited tor- turing and disfiguring animals

Under category: How He treated them?

Abdullaah ibn Ja’far (a Companion) said:

‘“The Prophet of Allah, sallal- laahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, passed by a group of people who were shooting arrows at a goat. He disliked that and said: “Do not torture [or disfigure] animals.”1

Disfiguring animals refers to torturing them by cutting any part of their body like the nose, ear, private parts or one of their limbs.2


المراجع

  1. Reported by An-Nasaa’i (4440).
  2. An-Nihaayah (294/4).