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Riyad as-Salihin 1558 (Book 17, Hadith 48) #38047
Cursing Animals is Wrong

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) taught that it is wrong to curse animals, even if they are not behaving as expected.

Abu Barzah Nadlah bin 'Ubaid Al-Aslami (May Allah be pleased with him) said: A young woman was riding a she-camel on which there was the luggage of people. Suddenly she saw the Prophet . The pass of the mountain became narrow for her people (because of fear). The young woman said to the she-camel: "Go ahead". When it did not move, she said, "O Allah! Curse it". The Prophet said, "The she-camel that has been cursed should not accompany us". Muslim.
وعن أبي برزة نضلة بن عبيد الأسلمي رضي الله عنه قال بينما جارية على ناقة عليها بعض متاع القوم، إذ بصرت بالنبي ، وتضايق بهم الجبل، فقالت‏:‏ حل، اللهم العنها‏.‏ فقال النبي ‏:‏ ‏ "‏لا تصاحبنا ناقة عليها لعنة‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏. ‏قوله: حل بفتح الحاء المهملة، وإسكان اللام وهي كلمة لزجر الإبل واعلم أن هذا الحديث قد يستشكل معناه ولا إشكال فيه بل المراد النهي أن تصاحبهم تلك الناقة وليس فيه نهي عن بيعها وذبحها وركوبها في غير صحبة النبي بل كل ذلك وما سواه من التصرفات جائز لا منع منه إلا من مصاحبته بها لأن هذه التصرفات كلها كانت جائزة فمنع بعض منها فبقي الباقي على ما كان والله أعلم

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animal  *  curse  *  wrongdoing  *  haram  *  makruh

QUICK LESSONS:
Be kind to animals; Respect all creatures of Allah SWT.; Show patience in difficult situations; Do not take out your frustrations on animals by cursing or mistreating them in any way; Respect their rights as living beings just like you would respect other humans around you.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us that it is wrong to curse animals. Even if an animal does something unexpected or undesirable, we should not take out our frustration on them by cursing them. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was passing by a young woman who was riding a she-camel with luggage on it when the pass of the mountain became narrow for her people due to fear. When the she-camel did not move forward as expected, the young woman cursed it and the Prophet ﷺ immediately corrected her and said that an animal which has been cursed should not accompany them. This hadith teaches us that we should be kind and gentle towards animals and never take out our frustrations on them by cursing or mistreating them in any way. We must remember that Allah has created all creatures with purpose and respect their rights as living beings just like we would respect other humans around us.

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