Prophet with regard to animals

obmar · Site Admin Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 5697

http://beautifulislam.net/animals/

Prophet Muhammad (saw) was kind to every living creature and this kindness knew no limits. He was very kind to animals as well. Arabs, like all ignorant and illiterate people, were very unkind to their animals. It was very common in Arabia to put a collar round the neck of a camel, but this practice was stopped on the Prophet's orders. People used to cut pieces of flesh from living animals and cook and eat them. This common practice was forbidden.

It was also forbidden to shear their hair or tails. Prophet Muhammad (saw) said that the tail was the brush and fan of these animals and hair was their quilt. He also forbade people to keep animals tied to their working equipment for a long time and said, "Don't make the backs of animals your chairs." Animal fights were also made unlawful. Another custom was to tie up an animal and practise arrow shooting on it. This was also prohibited.

Once Prophet Muhammad (saw) saw a donkey on the road with a brand on its face, and said, "Allah's curse is on him who branded it." As people had to brand their camels and sheep in order to identify them, they were told to brand them on parts which were not so tender. Anas (ra) reported that he went into a herd of sheep and saw Allah's Messenger (saw) branding them on the ears.

Once the Prophet (saw) was on a journey with his companions and they stopped for rest at a certain place. A bird had laid an egg there. A man took away the egg and the bird began beating her wings in a state of great distress. The Prophet (saw) inquired who had hurt her by taking her egg. When the man admitted that he had done that, the Prophet (saw) asked him to return the egg to the nest.

Blue1moon · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:19 pm Post subject:

Yes, we as humans should certainly know better than to mistreat the other creatures that share our world.

I can't stand zoos - the animals 'feel' so unhappy!

obmar · Site Admin Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 5697

There is a thin grey area between making it to be educational and making money out of putting the poor animals in cages (anyways most zoos cannot be a profitable enterprise anyway)

I took my wife and two of my children to this place called Sunway lagoon, and they had a pay wildlife section now built there. http://www.sunway.com.my/lagoon/attract/WildLifeZoo.asp

Blue1moon · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:44 am Post subject:

Some zoos are becoming more like wildlife refuges, but still it is hard to see animals penned up ---
I can only imagine what it would be like to be in their places - Crying or Very sad

I can remember having to take preschoolers to the Boston zoo - it was awful - the zoo was going downhill, the animals miserable - it did not seem educational to me! It was a horror from my perspective!

obmar · Site Admin Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 5697

people should start making virtual zoos

Blue1moon · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:58 am Post subject:

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obmar · Site Admin Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 5697

stevetamis0, Do you want me to open a subforum for your games?