Question 1255: What have the infallible Imams (peace be upon them) said about animal cruelty?

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1 حَفْصِ بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْداللَّه قال: إِنَّ امْرَأَةً عُذِّبَتْ فِی هِرَّةٍ رَبَطَتْهَا حَتَّی مَاتَتْ عَطَشاً
📚 'Iqab al-A'mal, p. 327
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'Indeed, a woman was punished because of a cat that she tied up until it died of thirst!'
2 عَنْ عَلِيٍّ : أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَرَّ عَلَى قَوْمٍ قَدْ نَصَبُوا دَجَاجَةً حَيَّةً وَ هُمْ يَرْمُونَهَا فَقَالَ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّه
📚 Ja'fariyyat, p. 83
Imam Ali (peace be upon him) said: 'The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) passed by a group of people who had set up a live hen and were shooting arrows at it! He said: 'Who are these people?! May Allah curse them!''
3 السَّکُونِیِّ بِإِسْنَادِهِ أَنَّ النَّبِیَّ أَبْصَرَ نَاقَةً مَعْقُولَةً وَ عَلَیْهَا جَهَازُهَا فَقَالَ أَیْنَ صَاحِبُهَا مُرُوهُ فَلْیَسْتَعِدَّ غَداً لِلْخُصُومَة
📚 Faqih, Vol. 2, p. 292
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) saw a camel with its knees tied and its saddle on it! So he said: 'Where is its owner?! Order him to prepare himself for a dispute tomorrow (i.e., the Day of Judgment)!'
4 عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ آبَائِه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لِلدَّابَّةِ عَلَی صَاحِبِهَا خِصَالٌ یَبْدَأُ بِعَلْفِهَا إِذَا نَزَلَ وَ یَعْرِضُ عَلَیْهَا الْمَاءَ إِذَا مَرَّ بِهِ وَ لَا یَضْرِبُ وَجْهَهَا فَإِنَّهَا تُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهَا وَ لَا یَقِفُ عَلَی ظَهْرِهَا إِلَّا فِی سَبِیلِ اللَّهِ وَ لَا یُحَمِّلُهَا فَوْقَ طَاقَتِهَا وَ لَا یُکَلِّفُهَا مِنَ الْمَشْیِ إِلَّا مَا تُطِیق
📚 Faqih, Vol. 2, p. 286
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) narrated from his ancestors that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: 'A riding animal has several rights upon its owner: when he dismounts, he should start with its fodder, and when he passes by water, he should offer it to it, and he should not hit its face because it glorifies its Lord with His praise, and he should not stop on its back except in the way of Allah, and he should not burden it with more than it can bear, and he should not force it to walk more than it can endure!'
5 عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ فِی حَدِیثِ الْمَنَاهِی قَالَ: وَ نَهَی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَنْ ضَرْبِ وُجُوهِ الْبَهَائِمِ وَ نَهَی عَنْ قَتْلِ النَّحْلِ وَ نَهَی عَنِ الْوَسْمِ فِی وُجُوهِ الْبَهَائِم
📚 Faqih, Vol. 4, p. 9
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) forbade hitting animals in the face, and he forbade killing honeybees, and he forbade branding the faces of animals!
6 قَالَ أَمِیرُ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَا تَضْرِبُوا وُجُوهَ الدَّوَابِّ وَ کُلُّ شَیْءٍ فِیهِ الرُّوحُ فَإِنَّهُ یُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِ اللَّه
📚 Mahasin, p. 633
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: 'Do not hit the face of a riding animal and anything that has a soul, for it glorifies Allah with His praise!'
7 إبراهیم بن عَلِیٍّ عن أَبِیه قال: حَجَجْتُ مَعَ عَلِیِّ بْنِ الْحُسَیْن فَالْتَاثَتْ عَلَیْهِ النَّاقَةُ فی سَیْرِهَا فَأَشَارَ إِلَیْهَا بِالْقَضِیبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ آهِ لَوْ لَا الْقِصَاصُ وَ رَدَّ یَدَهُ عَنْهَا
📚 Irshad al-Mufid, p. 256
A person said: 'I performed Hajj with Imam Sajjad (peace be upon him), and the camel was slow in its movement. The Imam pointed at it with a stick and said: 'Ah! If there were no retribution!' and he pulled his hand away from it!'
8 From Abi 'Abdillah (peace be upon him), he said: 'There was an old man, a pious ascetic, who worshipped Allah in the Children of Israel. While he was praying and in his worship, he suddenly saw two young boys who had taken a rooster and were plucking its feathers! This worshipper turned back to his worship and did not forbid them from that! So Allah revealed to the earth to swallow up this servant of Mine! So the earth swallowed him up, and he is always and forever falling headlong into a whirlpool!'
📚 Amali al-Tusi, p. 63
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'There was an old man, a worshipper, who worshipped in the Children of Israel. While he was praying during his worship, he suddenly saw two young boys who had taken a rooster and were plucking its feathers!'
This worshipper turned to his worship and did not forbid them from this act! So Allah revealed to the earth to swallow up this servant of Mine! So the earth swallowed him up, and he is always and forever falling headlong into a whirlpool!'
✅The abuse and harassment of animals, even for testing medicines, vaccines, and cosmetics, is severely condemned in Shi'a narrations, and severe punishments have been established for them, and in Islam, specific rights have been designated for animals.
✅Please strive to publish narrations for the purpose of enjoining good and forbidding evil.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The first and second prayers and 'talqin' for a female deceased, along with some of the supplications for burial, taken from Shi'a narrations, which believers can print on A4 or A5 paper and use for the prayer and 'talqin' of the deceased. If Allah wills.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ
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The prayer and 'talqin' for a male deceased.pdf
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The first and second prayers and 'talqin' for a male deceased, along with some of the supplications for burial, taken from Shi'a narrations, which believers can print on A4 or A5 paper and use for the prayer and 'talqin' of the deceased. If Allah wills.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ
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