There's a reward, for kindness to every living thing...
Saturday, February 25, 2006
"A man walking along a path felt very thirsty. Reaching a well he descended into it, drank his fill and came up. Then he saw a dog with its tongue hanging out, trying to lick up mud to quench its thirst. The man saw the dog was feeling the same thirst as he had felt. So he went down into the well again and filled his shoe with water and gave the dog a drink. God forgave his sins for this action."
The prophet was asked:
'Messenger of God, are we regarded kindness towards animals?' He said, 'There is a reward for kindness to every living thing.'