Getting to Know Muslims

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Animals are beautiful and magnificent creations of Allah and they too, posses feelings! As righteous Muslims, we are taught to take care, love and have mercy on ALL kinds of animals; cats, goats, dogs and even small insects! So the next time you see a starving, meowing cat by the sidewalk, why not offer some food for it? With that minor action, Allah might just grant you Paradise, insyallah.

• Narrated by Abdul Rahman bin Abudllah bin Mas’ud : We were on a journey with the Prophet (pbuh), and he left us for a while. During his absence, we saw a bird called hummara and we took the eggs. The mother bird was circling above us in the air, beating its wings in grief, when the Prophet came back and said: “Who has the feelings of this bird by taking its young (eggs)? Return them out of mercy to her” [Al-Adab Al-Mufrad Al-Bukhari #382 ]

• The Prophet (s.a.w.) said “ While a man was walking he felt thirsty and went down a well and drank water from it. On coming out of it, he saw a dog panting and eating mud because of excessive thirst. The main said, “This dog is suffering from the same problem as that of mine”. So he went down the well, filled his shoe with water, caught hold of it with his teeth and climbed up and watered the dog. Allah thanked him for his good deeds and forgave him”

The Prophet (pbuh) were asked: “Is there a reward for us in serving the animals?” He replied “Yes, there is a reward for serving any animal” [ Al-Adab Al-Mufrad Al-Bukhari # 378 ]