Fudayl on Justice: No harming animals, how can you harm believers?

Al-Dhahabi reported: Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “By Allah, it is not lawful for you to harm a dog or a pig without a just cause, so how can you harm a Muslim?”

Source: Siyar Aʻlām al-Nubalāʼ 8/427

عن الذهبي قَالَ الْفُضَيْلُ رحمه الله وَاللَّهِ مَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ أَنْ تُؤْذِيَ كَلْبًا وَلَا خِنْزِيرًا بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ فَكَيْفَ تُؤْذِي مُسْلِمًا

8/427 سير أعلام النبلاء الطبقة السابعة الفضيل بن عياض

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