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ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CONDITION OF ANIMALS

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“The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, let me (Abdullah, son of Ja'far) ride pillion with him, one day and confided something to me which I shall never disclose to anyone. I pride myself he did not conceal himself from me behind a wall or the trunk of a date palm.”

To this Barqani has added:

“Then the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, entered a garden belonging to a man from among the Ansars and saw a camel. When the camel saw him, it groaned and its eyes began to run. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, approached it and patted it on the hump and upon the two bones behind its ears; and inquired: ‘Who is the owner of this camel? To whom does it belong? A youth from the Ansars came forward and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, it is mine.’ He asked, ‘Do you not fear Allah in the matter of these beasts of which He has made you owner? This camel complains to me that you starve it and work it hard.’"

Abu Daud with a chain up to Abdullah son of Ja'far who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.