The Prophet of Allah,(PBUH)used to encour- age being merciful towards animals

Under category: How He treated them?

Abu Umaamah (a Companion) narratedthat the Prophet of Allah, sal- lallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: 

Allah will be merciful, on the Day of Resurrection, to the one who is merciful, even if he was merciful with a slaughtered bird.”1

Mu’aawiyah ibn Qurrah (a Companion) narrated on the authority of his father, that a man said:

“O Messenger of Allah! I am too merciful to slaugh- ter a sheep.” The Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Allah will be merciful to you if you act mercifully with a sheep.”2


المراجع

  1. Reported by At-Tabaraani in his book Al-Kabeer (7915).
  2.  Reported by Ahmad (15165).