Chapter on Good Care for Animals
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 29
رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَحْمَةُ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ اَلدَّابَّةَ تَقُولُ: اَللَّهُمَّ اُرْزُقْنِي مَلِيكَ صِدْقٍ يُشْبِعُنِي وَ يَسْقِينِي وَ لاَ يُحَمِّلُنِي مَا لاَ أُطِيقُ ».
It is narrated from Abu Dharr (may Allah سبحانه وتعالى have mercy on him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family) say: "The animal prays: 'O Allah سبحانه وتعالى, grant me an owner of sincerity who feeds me, gives me drink, and does not burden me with more than I can bear.'"
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وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَا اِشْتَرَى أَحَدٌ دَابَّةً إِلاَّ قَالَتْ: اَللَّهُمَّ اِجْعَلْهُ بِي رَحِيماً ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "No one purchases an animal except that it says: 'O Allah سبحانه وتعالى, make him merciful to me.'"
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وَ رَوَى عَنْهُ عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ سِنَانٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «اِتَّخِذُوا اَلدَّابَّةَ فَإِنَّهَا زَيْنٌ وَ تُقْضَى عَلَيْهَا اَلْحَوَائِجُ وَ رِزْقُهَا عَلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ».
It is narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan, who said that he heard from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام: "Acquire a mount, for it is an adornment, needs are fulfilled through it, and its sustenance is upon Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Glorious."
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وَ رَوَى اَلسَّكُونِيُّ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يُحِبُّ اَلرِّفْقَ وَ يُعِينُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا رَكِبْتُمُ اَلدَّوَابَّ اَلْعِجَافَ فَأَنْزِلُوهَا مَنَازِلَهَا فَإِنْ كَانَتِ اَلْأَرْضُ مُجْدِبَةً فَانْجُوا عَلَيْهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مُخْصِبَةً فَأَنْزِلُوهَا مَنَازِلَهَا».
Al-Sakuni 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: "Indeed, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Blessed and Exalted, loves gentleness and facilitates it. When you ride lean animals, grant them proper rest. If the land is barren, travel quickly on them. If the land is fertile, let them rest in appropriate places."
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وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ صَلَوَاتُ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ: «مَنْ سَافَرَ مِنْكُمْ بِدَابَّةٍ فَلْيَبْدَأْ حِينَ يَنْزِلُ بِعَلْفِهَا وَ سَقْيِهَا».
Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said: "Whoever among you travels with an animal should begin, when stopping, by feeding and giving water to it."
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وَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا سِرْتَ فِي أَرْضٍ خِصْبَةٍ فَارْفُقْ بِالسَّيْرِ وَ إِذَا سِرْتَ فِي أَرْضٍ مُجْدِبَةٍ فَعَجِّلْ بِالسَّيْرِ».
Abu Ja‘far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام said: "If you travel through fertile land, proceed gently, and if you travel through barren land, hasten your journey."
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