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If someone mistreats an animal are they sinful ? as its allowed to consume animals which is more than mistreating them ?

QUESTION

If someone mistreats an animal are they sinful ? as its allowed to consume animals which is more than mistreating them ?

ANSWER

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In Islamic law an animal is permitted to consume when it has been correctly slaughtered according to Isamic teachings, however this does not mean animals can be mistreated. Rather it is a sin to unnecessarrily harm animals, even those that are slaughtered for food.

Its also mentioned in a narration recorded in the Sahih of Al-Bukhari that a lady mistreated a cat causing it to die and was held to account for that sin. Thus, Islam teaches that animals can be consumed to meet human needs by the permission of Allah via Islamic slaughter, however it is not permitted to mistreat animals as explained.

و في فتح القدير4:387

لَكِنَّهُ يُؤْمَرُ بِهِ دِيَانَةً فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَتَكُونُ آثِمًا مُعَاقَبًا بِحَبْسِهَا عَنْ الْبَيْعِ مَعَ عَدَمِ الْإِنْفَاقِ ...
وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ { امْرَأَةٌ دَخَلَتْ النَّارَ فِي هِرَّةٍ حَبَسَتْهَا حَتَّى مَاتَتْ ، لَا هِيَ أَطْلَقَتْهَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْ خَشَاشِ الْأَرْضِ
وَلَا هِيَ أَطْعَمَتْهَا } وَذَكَرَ الْمُصَنِّفُ { أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ الْحَيَوَانِ } : يَعْنِي مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ أَبِي دَاوُد { لَا تُعَذِّبُوا خَلْقَ اللَّهِ }...



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Answered by FCB Fatwa Department