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Animal welfare in Islam refer to the rights on how animals should be treated by fellow human beings in accordance to the Islamic teachings. Islam teaches human beings to respect animals and to not harm them for no apparent reason, as they are part of God's creation. However, certain animals are able to be eaten but under the condition that they are slaughtered so as to drain the blood out of the body before eating. For example, we are not allowed to capture baby birds, burn ant hills and whip animals cruelly - as a matter doing them "for fun".[1] Furthermore, a person who hunts down a rabbit for target practise is deemed to be punished in accordance to Islamic ruling. [2] Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ...


According to the Muslims, since that God has created humans have been created with a superior intellect than animals, we have the special responsibility to be fair, just and kind to all other livings. [1] Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) once said that "Every injustice will be paid back on the Day of Judgment, even if one goat hits another with its horns it will be taken account of. Therefore, in our use of animals for our own survival we must do justice." [1] In religion, a prophet is a person who has directly encountered God, of whose intentions he can then speak as if he were a formal representative of God. ... For other persons named Muhammad, see Muhammad (name). ... Primarily used with reference to Prophet Mohamed - Peace be upon him In some cases it is also used in conjunction with female deities to mean Peace Be Upon Her. ...


The Sharia court can imply rules on the humane treatment of animals based on the following quotations[3]: Not to be confused with Shahryar. ...

  • As narrated in the hadith, ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar stated that Muhammad (the Messenger of Allah) said: “A woman was punished for a cat which she imprisoned until it died, and she entered Hell because of that. She did not feed it or give it water when she imprisoned it, and she did not leave it free to eat of the vermin of the earth.” (Narrated by Al-Bukhaari, 2236; Muslim, 2242). In addition, Al-Nawawi said: the apparent meaning of the hadeeth is that she went to Hell only because of this sin."
  • Futhermore Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) stated that he entered upon Yahyaa ibn Sa’eed and saw that one of Yahyaa’s sons had tied up a hen and was shooting at it. Ibn ‘Umar walked over to him and untied it, then he brought it to him and the boy and said, “Do not allow your boys to tie up birds in order to kill them, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) forbidding the tying up of animals or other creatures in order to kill them.”'
  • Prophet Muhammad said: “Do not use anything in which there is a soul as a target.” (Narrated by Muslim, 1957).

Instead, the owner of the animals must feed and not to be over-worked (e.g. when the animals are used for farming). [1] Hadith ( translit: ) are traditions relating to the words and deeds of Muhammad. ... For other persons named Muhammad, see Muhammad (name). ... For other uses, see Allah (disambiguation). ... al-Nawawi (Abu Zakariyya Yahiya Ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi) أبو زكريا يحيى بن شرف النووي (born 1233 - 1278), Muslim author on Fiqh and Hadith, was born at Nawa near Damascus. ... For other persons named Muhammad, see Muhammad (name). ...


Animal as food

See Halal meat Muslim dietary laws provide a set of rules as to what Muslims eat in their diet. ...


See also

Animal rights Animal welfare A civet, or sea fox, photographed in the Zigong Peoples Zoo, Sichuan, 2001. ... Animal welfare is the viewpoint that animals, especially those under human care, should not suffer unnecessarily, including where the animals are used for food, work, companionship, or research. ...


References

  1. ^ a b c d http://www.islamicedfoundation.com/askscholar/animal.htm
  2. ^ http://www.islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/fatwah_story.asp?service_id=539
  3. ^ http://www.islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/fatwah_story.asp?service_id=539


 
 

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