ماذا يعلمنا الإسلام عن الحيوانات؟
رأى النبي ﷺ طائرًا يبحث عن فراخه بعدما أخذها بعض الناس، فأمر برد فراخه إليه. ويروي هذا الخبر سنن أبي داود وصححه عدد من أهل العلم.
وفي الصحيحين أن في الإحسان إلى كل ذي كبد رطبة أجرًا. الرحمة بالحيوان ليست لعبة؛ هي رفق بمخلوق يشعر ويحتاج للرعاية.
أمر النبي ﷺ برد فراخ الطائر إليه، وحث على الإحسان للحيوان.
كيف تعرف أن حيوانًا يحتاج أن تتركه بسلام؟
لا تلمس عشًا أو حيوانًا صغيرًا من غير حاجة أو إذن كبير.
لو لقيت حيواناً صغيراً تعبان في الشارع، تعمل إيه؟
المصادر: سنن أبي داود، حديث الحُمَّرة.؛ صحيح البخاري ومسلم: في كل كبد رطبة أجر.
The Prophet ﷺ was on a journey and stepped away, and some of his companions took the two chicks of a small bird. The mother came and hovered over their heads. When the Prophet ﷺ came back and saw it he said: “Who has grieved this bird by taking its young? Give her young back to her.”
Mercy does not stop at people.
The Prophet ﷺ was travelling with his companions and stepped away for a while. Some of them saw a small bird — a hummarah — with two chicks, and took the chicks. The mother came and hovered over their heads, not knowing what to do. When the Prophet ﷺ returned and saw it he was angry and said: “Who has grieved this bird by taking its young? Give her young back to her.” This was not a one-off. He forbade loading an animal beyond what it can carry, forbade using any living creature as a target, forbade cutting trees without need, and taught that there is reward in kindness to every living thing. For a Muslim, mercy is not a feeling reserved for people; it is how you treat everything alive.
Allah says: ﴿وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلَّا أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُم﴾ — “There is no creature on earth, nor a bird flying on its wings, but they are communities like you.”