Animal lover

Assalaamu alaikum [Peace be to you],


PIONEERS OF ANIMALS RIGHTS
The first known legislation against animal cruelty in the English-speaking world was passed in Ireland in 1635. It prohibited pulling wool off sheep, and the attaching of ploughs to horses' tails...
In 1641, the first legal code to protect domestic animals in North America was passed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. it said "No man shall exercise any Tirrany or Crueltie toward any bruite Creature which are usuallie kept for man's use."
and Now, many years has elapsed since the societal recognition of the issue that not only people should enjoy several rights but also all parts of nature should have relevant rights.
However, the Quran, the holy book of Islam, as well as Hadiths contain the obligatory ways to keep and treat animals 1400 years ago.



WHAT THE QUR'AN SAYS:
This Quran states that animals are natural signs of God's might and live in their own specific societies according to
the divine rule inspired by God. Like human beings, animals have their own individual and social beliefs on the basis of which they always act to survive and save themselves from extinction.
From an Islamic point of view, not only animals but also the entire God's creations are signs of His might and wisdom. Several Quranic verses invite humans to learn lessons from animals, birds, ants, and honeybees. A believer in God learns from studying animals as divine signs and in addition to opening up new horizons of knowledge and science, he/she
deepens his/her faith.


The boundaries of human manipulation in animal life:
A question of ethical importance is how much humanity is allowed to make use of animals. According to Islam, human manipulation of animal life is not unrestricted and humans are only allowed to take animals' lives if necessary. The Islamic rule stipulates restrictions on manipulating animals,
among which are as follows:

1. Restrictions on collecting honey. According to Islam, the amount of honey left in a honeycomb should be enough to feed honeybees and in winter it is praiseworthy to leave more honey than enough to feed the bees of a honeycomb.

2. Restrictions on riding and carrying loads.
Quoted from the last prophet of Islam, Mohammed -peace be upon him- that there is no beast of burden (like the horse, mule, donkey...) that does not pray to God every morning so that Lord may bestow it an owner who would give it enough forage and water and would not overload it.
he is also reported to have said "Ride animals as much as it is necessary for your needs and do not use animals as your sedan chairs."

3. Prohibition on verbally abusing and beating of animals. Numerous Hadîths forbid insulting and beating animals particularly in their faces. Moreover, Islam prohibits from slaughtering animals in front of one another.

4. Instructions on hunting. Islam has detailed instructions on hunting. For instance, hunting of wild animals and birds should be avoided at night as much as possible (probably because Allah has made nights a time of rest and peace for all living things). Hunting devices are also recommended being of sharp iron so as to minimize the pain. From an Islamic viewpoint, hunting as a hobby without necessity is forbidden
and deemed a great sin, and anyone who goes on a journey to hunt for fun has committed a sin.

5. Prohibition on separating baby birds or animals from their mother. Hunting baby birds before they have left the nest is forbidden in Islam, and it is recommended that younglings should not be separated from their mother.

6. Prohibition on sports violating animal rights. Although Islam encourages sports such as horse and camel racing, it forbids sports which violate animal rights. Prior to Islam, some people run their camels as long as only one camel survived. This act was strictly forbidden by Islam. Some others made animals like dogs and roosters fight one another, and this was also prohibited by the rule of Islam.
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Example from a glorious past
In the Golden age of the Muslim civilization, there used to be what we call masaqiy (places with water designated for drinking) for dogs and other animals. In some of the major squares of Cairo, for example, one would find places with fresh water for passersby to drink. At a taller height was fresh, clean water for people to drink, and the excess water would flow down below [to a container] for large animals to drink (like horses etc). Below that would be a [container] for smaller animals like dogs [to drink from], and lower than that, almost at level with the ground, was water for cats.
A person used to be specifically designated to clean the drinking places of dogs, and was given a salary for that from the treasury. There were assigned workers who would go around and clean such drinking places from whatever fell into it of leaves, dirt, etc.


Conclusion:
Humans are responsible for whatever they have at their disposal, including animals whose rights must be respected. According to Islam, when someone takes possession of an animal, he/she has a responsibility for its living conditions and in case that he/she would not accept the responsibility, it would be the Islamic ruler's duty to obligate him/her to observe animal rights. Different books attribute many divine favors to feeding animals. In general, major animal rights in Islam are preparing suitable feed and water as well as mental and physical living conditions for animals, observing hygiene and specially treating sickness, manipulating them correctly, and no abusing, maltreating and/or misusing of them.

I hope this was beneficial

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