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Sunan Abi Dawud 2675 (Book 15, Hadith 199) #22965
Compassion for All Living Creatures

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught us to be kind and compassionate to all living creatures, even if they are small.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: We were with the Messenger of Allah during a journey. He went to ease himself. We saw a bird with her two young ones and we captured her young ones. The bird came and began to spread its wings. The Messenger of Allah came and said: Who grieved this for its young ones? Return its young ones to it. He also saw an ant village that we had burnt. He asked: Who has burnt this? We replied: We. He said: It is not proper to punish with fire except the Lord of fire.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ، مَحْبُوبُ بْنُ مُوسَى أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ سَعْدٍ، - قَالَ غَيْرُ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، - عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي سَفَرٍ فَانْطَلَقَ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَرَأَيْنَا حُمَّرَةً مَعَهَا فَرْخَانِ فَأَخَذْنَا فَرْخَيْهَا فَجَاءَتِ الْحُمَّرَةُ فَجَعَلَتْ تَفْرُشُ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ فَجَعَ هَذِهِ بِوَلَدِهَا رُدُّوا وَلَدَهَا إِلَيْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَرَأَى قَرْيَةَ نَمْلٍ قَدْ حَرَّقْنَاهَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ حَرَّقَ هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْنَا نَحْنُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُعَذِّبَ بِالنَّارِ إِلاَّ رَبُّ النَّارِ

TOPICS
compassion  *  kindness  *  animals  *  fire  *  rahmah  *  haraam

QUICK LESSONS:
Be kind and compassionate towards all living creatures; Respect life; Do not harm any creature unnecessarily or without cause; Return what you take from others if possible; Do not punish with fire except by permission from Allah SWT .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of being kind and compassionate to all living creatures, no matter how small. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was on a journey with his companions when they saw a bird with her two young ones. They captured the young ones, but the bird came and spread its wings in distress. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) asked who had grieved this bird for its young ones and told them to return them back to it. He also saw an ant village that his companions had burnt and asked who had done it. He said that it was not proper to punish with fire except by the Lord of fire, teaching us that we should not harm any living creature unnecessarily or without cause. This teaches us that we should be kind and compassionate towards all living creatures, no matter how small or insignificant they may seem.

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