Sahl ibn al-Hanzala reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by a camel whose back had fallen to its stomach. The Prophet said, “Fear Allah regarding these beasts. Ride them while they are healthy, and eat them while they are healthy.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2548 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani …
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Abdullah ibn Ja’far reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by some people who were shooting arrows at a ram for target practice. The Prophet disapproved of it and he said, “Do not mutilate your animals.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 4440 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ …
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Abu Tha’labah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “An animal used as a target is not lawful.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 4438 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani Al-Sindi said, “The meaning is that it becomes carrion, which is not lawful to eat, and using it as a target is also forbidden, …
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Sharid 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 be for any beneficial purpose.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5894 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn …
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If someone kills so much as a sparrow, or anything larger, without a just cause, Allah Almighty will ask him about it on the Day of Resurrection.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is a just cause?” The …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he went out to relieve himself. We saw a red sparrow that had two chicks with her and we took her chicks, so the sparrow started to flap her wings. The Prophet came to …
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Al-Sha’bi reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, took a horse from a man to test-ride it. The man handed it over and the horse injured its leg while it was with Umar. The man argued with him, so Umar said, “Let a man judge between us.” The man said, “Indeed, I …
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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was the best of people, the most generous of people, and the most courageous of people. The people of Medina were frightened by a noise one night and some came out of their homes in the direction of the sound. They were met …
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Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported: A man was reciting Surat al-Kahf and in his barn was a animal which became unsettled. As he looked, there was a mist or a cloud overshadowing him. He mentioned that to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Continue reciting, for it was calm which descended …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has forbidden wine and its sale. He has forbidden carrion and its sale. He has forbidden swine and its sale.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3485 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O emigrants, there are five things with which you will be tested, and I seek refuge in Allah that you will live to see them. Promiscuity never becomes widespread among people but that they will be afflicted by plagues and diseases …
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Shaddad ibn Aws reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has prescribed excellence in everything. If you have to kill, kill in the best manner. If you have to slaughter, slaughter in the best manner. Let one of you sharpen his knife, so his animal is spared of …
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Anas bin Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No Muslim plants a tree or sows a seed and then a bird, or a human, or an animal eats from it but that it is charity for him.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2320, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1553 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The rights of justice will surely be restored to their people on the Day of Resurrection, even the hornless sheep will lay claim to the horned sheep.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2582 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ …
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Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which many people do not know. Thus, he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A woman was punished due to a cat she had imprisoned until it died, so she entered the Hellfire. She did not give it food or water while it was imprisoned, nor did she set it free to eat vermin of …
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Suraqa ibn Ju’shum reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about a lost camel who comes to drink from my cisterns that I have prepared for my own camels, “Will I be rewarded if I give it some water to drink?” The Prophet said, “Yes, in every living being with a …
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