Chapter on the Rights of the Animal Upon Its Owner
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 25
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 25
Chapter on the Rights of the Animal Upon Its Owner
8 hadiths
رَوَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «لِلدَّابَّةِ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا خِصَالٌ يَبْدَأُ بِعَلْفِهَا إِذَا نَزَلَ وَ يَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهَا اَلْمَاءَ إِذَا مَرَّ بِهِ وَ لاَ يَضْرِبُ وَجْهَهَا فَإِنَّهَا تُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهَا وَ لاَ يَقِفُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا إِلاَّ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لاَ يُحَمِّلُهَا فَوْقَ طَاقَتِهَا وَ لاَ يُكَلِّفُهَا مِنَ اَلْمَشْيِ إِلاَّ مَا تُطِيقُ».
Isma‘il ibn Abi Ziyad narrated with his chain of transmission that the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family) said: "A mount has certain rights upon its owner: - Begin by feeding it when you dismount. - Offer it water when you pass by a source. - Do not strike its face, for it glorifies its Lord عز وجل with praise. - Do not remain seated on its back except in the way of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Glorious. - Do not burden it beyond its capacity. Do not compel it to walk more than it can endure."
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وَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: مَتَى أَضْرِبُ دَابَّتِي تَحْتِي قَالَ «إِذَا لَمْ تَمْشِ تَحْتَكَ كَمَشْيِهَا إِلَى مِذْوَدِهَا».
A man asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام: "When is it permissible for me to strike the animal I am riding?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "When it does not walk under you as it would walk toward its feeding trough."
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وَ رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «اِضْرِبُوهَا عَلَى اَلْعِثَارِ وَ لاَ تَضْرِبُوهَا عَلَى اَلنِّفَارِ فَإِنَّهَا تَرَى مَا لاَ تَرَوْنَ ».
It is narrated that Imam عليه السلام said: "Strike them for stumbling, but do not strike them for shying away, for they see what you do not see."
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وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «إِذَا عَثَرَتِ اَلدَّابَّةُ تَحْتَ اَلرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ لَهَا تَعَسْتِ تَقُولُ تَعَسَ أَعْصَانَا لِلرَّبِّ ».
The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family) said: "If a mount stumbles under its rider and the rider says to it, 'May you perish!' it responds, 'Perished is the one who disobeys our Lord عز وجل the most.'"
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وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «فِي اَلدَّوَابِّ لاَ تَضْرِبُوا اَلْوُجُوهَ وَ لاَ تَلْعَنُوهَا فَإِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَعَنَ لاَعِنَهَا » وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ «لاَ تُقَبِّحُوا اَلْوُجُوهَ.
Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said: "Regarding animals: Do not strike their faces and do not curse them, for Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Glorious, curses the one who curses them." In another narration, Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said: "Do not insult their faces."
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وَ قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «إِنَّ اَلدَّوَابَّ إِذَا لُعِنَتْ لَزِمَتْهَا اَللَّعْنَةُ.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family) said: "When animals are cursed, the curse clings to them."
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وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «لاَ تَتَوَرَّكُوا عَلَى اَلدَّوَابِّ وَ لاَ تَتَّخِذُوا ظُهُورَهَا مَجَالِسَ».
The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family) said: "Do not sit sideways on animals, and do not make their backs your seats."
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وَ قَالَ اَلْبَاقِرُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ حُرْمَةٌ وَ حُرْمَةُ اَلْبَهَائِمِ فِي وُجُوهِهَا ».
Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام said: "Everything has a sanctity, and the sanctity of animals lies in their faces."
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