Hadith on Animals: Oppressed animals testify on Judgment Day

Al-Sharid ibn Suwayd reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever kills so much as a sparrow unjustly, it will plead to Allah on the Day of Resurrection, saying: O Lord, he killed me unjustly, and he did not kill me for any beneficial purpose!

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5894

Grade: Jayyid (very good) according to Al-San’ani

 عَنْ الشَّرِيدِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ قَتَلَ عُصْفُورًا عَبَثًا عَجَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ فُلَانًا قَتَلَنِي عَبَثًا وَلَمْ يَقْتُلْنِي مَنْفَعَةً

5894 صحيح ابن حبان كتاب الذبائح ذكر الزجر عن ذبح المرء شيئا من الطيور

10/340 المحدث الصنعاني خلاصة حكم المحدث الإسناد جيد في التنوير شرح الجامع الصغير

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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