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by ghulam muhammed » Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:42 pm
Found on an Islamic website :-
According to the Holy Quran; Animal killers will burn in Hell.
In the Quran hunting for sports is haraam and banned activity, one on which Allah has himself frowned and the Prophet expressed strong displeasure.
Islam and animals
There is not an animal on earth, nor a bird that flies on its wings, but they are communities like you...
Qur'an 6:38
Muslims believe that:
All living creatures were made by Allah
Allah loves all animals
Animals exist for the benefit of human beings
Animals must be treated with kindness and compassion
Muslims are instructed to avoid:
Treating animals cruelly
Over-working or over-loading animals
Neglecting animals
Hunting animals for sport
Hunting for food is permitted if the animals are killed humanely
Cutting the mane or tail of a horse
Animal fighting as a sport
Factory farming
The Qur'an explicitly states that animals can be used for human benefit.
It is God who provided for you all manner of livestock, that you may ride on some of them and from some you may derive your food. And other uses in them for you to satisfy your heart's desires. It is on them, as on ships, that you make your journeys.
Qur'an 40:79-80
Muhammad (s.a.w) and animals
There are many stories and sayings of the Prophet (pbuh) that demonstrate his concern for the welfare of animals.
Once someone travelling with the Prophet took some eggs from a nest, causing the mother bird great grief. The Prophet saw this and told the man to return the eggs.When the Prophet was asked if Allah rewarded acts of charity to animals, he replied: "Yes, there is a reward for acts of charity to every beast alive." The Prophet said "Whoever kills a sparrow or anything bigger than that without a just cause, Allah will hold him accountable on the Day of Judgment." The Prophet explained that a killing would be for a just cause if it was for food.
Although the Qur'an considers humans to occupy the highest place, it nevertheless strongly enjoins Muslims to treat animals with compassion and not to abuse them. The Qur'an states that all creation praises God, even if this praise is not expressed in human language (e.g. see Qur'an 17:44).[2] In verse Qur'an 6:38, the Qur'an applies the term "ummah", generally used to mean "a human religious community", for genera of animals. Encyclopedia of the Quran states that this verse have been "far reaching in its moral and ecological implications."[8]
"There is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings, but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothing have we omitted from the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to their Lord in the end." Qur'an 6:38
Muhammad (s.a.w.) is reported to have said: "For [charity shown to] each creature which has a wet heart (i.e. is alive), there is a reward." Muhammad (s.a.w.) opposed recreational hunting saying: "whoever shoots at a living creature for sport is cursed." He is also reported to have said: "There is no man who kills [even] a sparrow or anything smaller, without its deserving it, but Allah will question him about it [on the judgment day]," and "Whoever is kind to the creatures of God, is kind to himself."
Animals live in communities with each other - they are not lesser beings - they will join people with Allah at "the end". Muhammed (s.a.w.) repeatedly forbade cruelty to animals.
Whoever is kind to the creatures of God is kind to himself (Hadith)
Whoever kills anything bigger than a sparrow without a just cause - Allah will hold him accountable for it (Hadith)
The Prophet (Muhammad s.aw.) once saw a man sharpening his knife in front of the sheep he was about to kill. He rebuked him saying "Do you intend to make it die two deaths?" (Hadith)
It behoves you to treat animals gently (Hadith)
This general teaching in Islam of care and respect for all creatures, because Allah loves every creature He has made, means that in everyday life Muslims have certain established principles:
It is forbidden to be cruel to animals - domestic and farm animals should be treated well: properly fed and housed. Work animals should never be made to carry excessive loads.
Hunting for sport or pleasure is forbidden.
Hunting for food must be done without deliberate cruelty and with hunting animals (dogs etc.) properly trained and controlled. Any weapons used must be in good condition and never blunt.
Killing animals for human vanity, such as for the fur or ivory trade, is forbidden.
Animal Experiments and Vivisection for cosmetic or luxury goods purposes is forbidden. Any animals killed for research purposes should be killed by halal methods.
Factory Farming is forbidden by Islam. Many animals bred by factory farming methods would be haram for Muslims because of cruel conditions, and artificial feeding with hormones and chemicals.
From all the above, it should be abundantly clear to any muslim, whether shia, sunni or ... that HUNTING FOR SPORT IS CONSIDERED AN ACT OF CRUELTY TO ALLAH'S CREATION, HARAAM IN HIS EYES AND PUNISHABLE AFTER DEATH.
Hunting and killing of elephants, lions, buffaloes, ostriches etc is totally inexcusable and a great sin in eyes of Allah!
lower than a beastly beast!! This is no sport!!! But I guess the leaders of bohra cult need to do this after hunting and killing their abdes mentally, morally, ideologically and religiously.