Mercy towards animals

How to Travel with Animals According to Prophetic Teaching

Before each caravan journey, the Prophet ﷺ ensured that every animal was treated with gentleness, from loading...

Why must camels be allowed to graze during travel?

A traveler rode a camel without letting it stop to graze. A teaching from the Prophet ﷺ then recalled a simple...

Our Responsibility Toward Animals Used as Mounts

One day, a camel whose sides were worn thin by exhaustion approached the Prophet ﷺ and began to groan. The res...

Why does Islam forbid using animals as targets?

A man was practicing his aim by shooting at a tethered bird. What the Prophet ﷺ told him that day would establ...

Is it permissible to kill an animal merely for entertainment?

One day, the Prophet ﷺ saw young people practicing archery by using a live bird as a target. His reaction, rep...

Is a pet owner responsible for their animal's well-being?

A woman was punished for letting her cat starve to death while confined. This hadith reported by the Prophet ﷺ...

Can animal cruelty lead to punishment?

A woman was punished for letting a cat starve. This hadith reported in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim remin...

Can saving an animal be a path to forgiveness?

A thirsty man, a well, a dog panting from thirst: from this simple gesture springs a profound teaching about d...

Giving Water to an Animal: Can You Be Rewarded?

A thirsty man descends into a well to drink, then climbs back out and sees a dog panting from thirst. This dee...