“Of Sacrifice and Mercy: What Every Muslim Should Know Before Eid al-Adha” by tjriliwan

From Effective Altruism, Lagos State University, we have this message for our fellow muslims:

1. Islam teaches that animals are sentient communities created by Allah, deserving compassion and mercy as the Quran affirms animals form “communities like you” (Quran 6:38)
    "There is no creature on earth nor a bird that flies with its wings but they are communities like yourselves."
    — Qur'an 6:38
2. Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) repeatedly modelled kindness to animals: for example he rebuked Aisha when she strucks a stubborn camel, saying “You must be gentle…gentleness is not in anything except that it beautifies it…”
    "Gentleness is not in  anything except  it beautifies it, and it is not removed from anything except that it disgraces it."
    — Sahih Muslim
3. Many narrations underscore that any kindness to animals is rewarded, while cruelty is condemned e.g In an authentic hadith, Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)  declared that “there is a reward for service [...]

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First published:
May 26th, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/jntneaMQDCS4z7TtG/untitled-draft-bbcd

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