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The Prophet (Peace be upon him) and Mercy to Animals
The Prophet's (Peace be upon him) concept of kindness to animals is based on a
balanced view that combines the benefit of human beings and mercy to animals.
It is a concept that does not allow cruelty, misuse, or absolute expediency. At the
same time, it does not ignore the human needs for food and living conditions that
require use of animals. Thus, as Islam does not allow misuse of, harming
overburdening animals, it does not incline to accept the contemporary animal
Humane Societies which call for preventing the killing of animals totally under the
pretext of protecting their rights.
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) made treating animals with compassion a door
to reward and entering Paradise. In contrast, he made cruelty to animals as one of
the causes that lead to Hell.
Al-Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be
pleased with him) who said, Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, "While a
man was walking he felt thirsty and went down a well and drank water from it. On
coming out of it, he saw a dog panting and eating mud because of excessive thirst.
The man said, 'This (dog) is suffering from the same problem as that of mine. So
he (went down the well), filled his shoe with water, caught hold of it with his teeth
and climbed up and watered the dog. Allah thanked him for his (good) deed and
forgave him." The people asked, "O Allah's Messenger! Is there a reward for us in
serving (the) animals?" He replied, "Yes, there is a reward for serving any
animate."
In addition, it was reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be
pleased with him) that Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, "A prostitute was
forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that
the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her
head-cover she drew out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that."
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On the other side, Al-Bukhari and others narrated that Allah’s Messenger
(Peace be upon him) said, “A woman entered Hell because she had imprisoned a cat
till it died of starvation. She neither fed it no freed it so that it could feed itself."
In another narration, it is reported, “A lady was punished because of a cat which
she had imprisoned till it died. She entered the (Hell) Fire because of it, for she
neither gave it food nor water as she had imprisoned it, nor set it free to eat from
the vermin of the earth."
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to treat animals with mercy. Aḥmad and
Abu Dawoud – Sheikh Aḥmad Shakir authenticated this tradition- through ‘Abd
Allah ibn Ja’far (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah was
(Peace be upon him) one day was in the garden of a man of the Ansar (Helpers). There
was a camel in that garden and when the camel saw him, it groaned and shed
tears. The Prophet of Allah wiped the tears and it became calm. He then inquired
about the owner of the camel and when its owner appeared before him he said,
'Do you not fear Allah in this animal which Allah has put in your possession? It
has complained to me that you starve it'.
The prophetic tradition explains the mercy of the Prophet (Peace be upon him)
when he went to the camel and made it calm down then prevented its owner from
harming it. The words of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) (do you not fear Allah in
this beast?) shows that compassion to animals originates from consciousness of
Allah the Almighty. Abu Dawoud, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ibn Khuzaimah – Shu’aib
al-Arna’ut authenticated this tradition – through Sahl ibn al-Hanzaleyah (may
Allah be pleased with him) said, “The Prophet (Peace be upon him) passed by a very
weak camel that his stomach quite touched its back (due to the lack of food).
Upon seeing this, he said, “Fear Allah in these unspeaking animals! Ride them
while they are in good health, and eat them while they are good".
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Ibn Majah, Abu Nu’aim, At-Tahawi, Ad-Darqutni, Al-Bayhaqi, and At-
Tabarani in his book titled al-‘Awsat reported – Al-Albani authenticated this
tradition - on the authority of ‘Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) who said,
the Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to tilt the vessel towards the cat it to let it drink
and then he uses what remains for ablution. All these prophetic traditions
illustrate that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) treated animals mercifully and the
Prophet (Peace be upon him) put strict controls when killing animals. Therefore, in the
tradition that Abu Dawoud, An-Nasa’i, and others reported on the authority of
Shadad ibn Aws who said, “There are two characteristics I heard from Allah’s
Messenger: Surely, Allah has prescribed perfection on everything. So if you kill,
then kill well. If you sacrifice, then sacrifice well. Each one of you should sharpen
his blade and alleviate suffering to the animal he slaughters”. Aḥmad and Ibn
Majah reported on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar who said, “Allah’s Messenger (Peace
be upon him) ordered us to sharpen our blades and that animals shouldn’t see each
other when they are slaughtered. He also said, “When you slaughter, do it
properly”.
Similarly, it was also mentioned in the collection of Abu Dawoud that the
new baby born camel who is two or three years old shouldn’t be slaughtered until
it grows up. I didn’t mention the text of this tradition because of its unclear
words. In addition, An-Nasa’i and Al-Ḥakim – Sheikh Aḥmad Shakir
authenticated this tradition – through Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with
them) said that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, “Whoever kills a bird or
anything else without its due right, Allah will ask him about it”. It was said: ‘O
Messenger of Allah! What is its due right?’ He said: ‘To kill it for food and do not
sever its head, and throw it!’
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The Prophet (Peace be upon him) allowed farming animals to benefit from
them, and even to play with and be entertained by them. According to the
tradition that Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Anas ibn Malik who said,
“The Prophet (Peace be upon him) was the best of all the people in character. I had a
brother called Abu `Umair, who, I think, had been newly weaned. Whenever he
(that child) was brought to the Prophet (Peace be upon him), he used to say, "O Abu
‘Umair! What did Al-Nughair (nightingale) (do)?" It was a nightingale with which
he used to play. Sometimes the time of the Prayer became due while he (the
Prophet) was in our house. He would order that the carpet underneath him be
swept and sprayed with water, and then he would stand up (for the prayer), and
we would line up behind him, and he would lead us in prayer. This tradition does
not mean leaving animals hungry because it is forbidden as what has been stated
above in the tradition that says that a woman entered Hell for locking up a cat and
not feeding it. At the same time, it does not mean to load animals above what they
can endure.
Al- Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may
Allah be pleased with him) who said, Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said,
“While a man was leading a cow, he began to ride it and beat it. So the cow said to
him, ‘we were not created for this, rather we were created for ploughing”. The
tradition shows that each animal has a role and we cannot ride a cow because they
cannot do this, but they can be used to till the land. People can also take
advantage of their meat and milk. Furthermore, the Prophet (Peace be upon him)
forbade harming animals.
Al- Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah
be pleased with them) who said, “Verily Allah's (Peace be upon him) Messenger
invoked curse upon the one who made a live thing the target (of one's
marksmanship).
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Muslim and others reported on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be
pleased with them) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) passed by a donkey marked
very badly on its face that caused distortion in its face. The Prophet (Peace be upon
him) said, “Curse be to that person who distorted the face of this poor animal”. In
this context, there are many other traditions that have the same meaning.
Abu Dawoud reported on the authority of Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be
pleased with him) who said, “We were with the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon
him) during a journey. He went to ease himself. We saw a bird with her two young
ones and we captured her young ones. The bird came and began to spread its
wings. The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) came and said, “Who grieved this
for its nestlings? Return its nestlings to it”.
Al- Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of Anas who said, Allah’s
Messenger (Peace be upon him) forbade beating or locking animals until they die.
There are texts in the Qur'an and Sunnah that deny genocide or mass killing of a
species of animals and urges to keep species from extinction for the maintenance
of Ecological balance. An example is what is mentioned in the chapter of Hud
where Allah says, “At length, behold! There came Our command, and the fountains of the
earth gushed forth! We said: "Embark therein, of each kind two, male and female, and your
family - except those against whom the word has already gone forth,- and the Believers." but only
a few believed with him” (11:40). The verse explains that Allah the Almighty
commanded Prophet Noah to save the male and female of all existing creatures
for the purpose of reproduction.
Al-Bukhari narrates in his sound collection on the authority of Abu
Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him)as saying, 'I heard Allah’s Messenger
(Peace be upon him) say, “An ant stung one of the prophets, then he ordered an ant
hill to be destroyed, so Allah revealed to him: “Would you kill a nation glorifying
Allah because of one ant?” And, in another narration, “It is only one ant”'.
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Furthermore, Abu Dawoud, At-Termidhi, An-Nasa’i – authenticated by Al-
Albani – on the authority of ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, Allah’s
Messenger said, “Were dogs not a species of creature I should command that they
all be killed; but kill every pure black one”. Although the Arabs disliked dogs, the
Prophet (Peace be upon him) did not allow them to kill dogs. The most beautiful thing
in the topic of mercy to animals in the Sunnah is the prohibition of cursing
animals and abusing them morally. It is something that other religions and
philosophies did not attain at any time, even in the present era, which has
abundant writings about animal rights.
Muslim reported on the authority of Abu Ad-Darda’ who said, Allah’s
Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, “The intercession of those who invoke curse
upon others won’t be accepted on the day of judgment”.
Imam Aḥmad – there is evidence for this tradition in the collection of Imam
Muslim – reported on the authority Abu Barzah who said, “On one occasion, a
slave girl was on a camel with some people's goods and she saw the Prophet, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace. The mountains were hemming them in and
she said, 'Move! O Allah, curse it!' The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, 'A she-
camel bearing a curse will not accompany us.'"
If someone were to say, “Why does Islam not forbid killing and riding
animals totally?” We say, “There are many texts that allow slaughtering and eating
many animals and making use of their milk, meat, and skins after tanning, except
those that have been forbidden such as eating dead meat and pork”. There is no
way at all to interpret the Qur’anic texts so a person would say that it prohibited
these things. Rather, the Qur’an gave a great threat to anyone who prohibits what
Allah permits to the extent that it made this behavior as one of the deeds of the
disbelievers. The Qur’an says, “And they say that such and such cattle and crops are taboo,
and none should eat of them except those whom - so they say - We wish; further, there are cattle
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forbidden to yoke or burden, and cattle on which, (at slaughter), the name of Allah is not
pronounced; - inventions against Allah's name: soon will He requite them for their inventions.
(Chapter of Al-An’am, 6.138). He – Exalted is He – says, “Say: "See you what things
Allah hath sent down to you for sustenance? Yet ye hold forbidden some things thereof and (some
things) lawful." Say: "Hath Allah indeed permitted you, or do ye invent (things) to attribute to
Allah?" (Younus, 10:59)
Also, many of those who speak about these things are from wealthy
countries, which have many resources, but their view can not be applied to low-
resource countries or countries with famine. Allah's law is valid for all of them.
We cannot say that a vegetarian diet is enough for all its inhabitants.
There is no evidence that it was enough for them at any time. Then doctors
spoke about the importance of animal and fish protein, and there are no approved
medical theories showing that man can obtain all his nutritional needs from
plants. Further, those who speak about animal rights are from countries which kill
people without caring, and they do not respect human rights. Therefore, is
keeping animals more important than treating man with mercy? Finally, the call to
be content with plants in terms of nutrition was made by individuals in some
countries but this cannot be applied in all human societies. It is worthy to mention
that the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other countries
classified many animal rights groups as terrorist groups that threaten the security
of society.
This is because some of them have carried out acts of sabotage in some
animal and poultry farms. We believe in what Allah and His Messenger (Peace be
upon him) commanded, and believe that no one living on the earth is more merciful
to Allah's creatures than His Prophet Muḥammad (Peace be upon him) as described by
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Allah Almighty in His Noble Qur'an, “We sent you not, but as a mercy for all creatures”
(21:107).
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  • 1. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) and Mercy to Animals The Prophet's (Peace be upon him) concept of kindness to animals is based on a balanced view that combines the benefit of human beings and mercy to animals. It is a concept that does not allow cruelty, misuse, or absolute expediency. At the same time, it does not ignore the human needs for food and living conditions that require use of animals. Thus, as Islam does not allow misuse of, harming overburdening animals, it does not incline to accept the contemporary animal Humane Societies which call for preventing the killing of animals totally under the pretext of protecting their rights. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) made treating animals with compassion a door to reward and entering Paradise. In contrast, he made cruelty to animals as one of the causes that lead to Hell. Al-Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said, Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, "While a man was walking he felt thirsty and went down a well and drank water from it. On coming out of it, he saw a dog panting and eating mud because of excessive thirst. The man said, 'This (dog) is suffering from the same problem as that of mine. So he (went down the well), filled his shoe with water, caught hold of it with his teeth and climbed up and watered the dog. Allah thanked him for his (good) deed and forgave him." The people asked, "O Allah's Messenger! Is there a reward for us in serving (the) animals?" He replied, "Yes, there is a reward for serving any animate." In addition, it was reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, "A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that." 1
  • 2. On the other side, Al-Bukhari and others narrated that Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, “A woman entered Hell because she had imprisoned a cat till it died of starvation. She neither fed it no freed it so that it could feed itself." In another narration, it is reported, “A lady was punished because of a cat which she had imprisoned till it died. She entered the (Hell) Fire because of it, for she neither gave it food nor water as she had imprisoned it, nor set it free to eat from the vermin of the earth." The Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to treat animals with mercy. Aḥmad and Abu Dawoud – Sheikh Aḥmad Shakir authenticated this tradition- through ‘Abd Allah ibn Ja’far (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah was (Peace be upon him) one day was in the garden of a man of the Ansar (Helpers). There was a camel in that garden and when the camel saw him, it groaned and shed tears. The Prophet of Allah wiped the tears and it became calm. He then inquired about the owner of the camel and when its owner appeared before him he said, 'Do you not fear Allah in this animal which Allah has put in your possession? It has complained to me that you starve it'. The prophetic tradition explains the mercy of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) when he went to the camel and made it calm down then prevented its owner from harming it. The words of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) (do you not fear Allah in this beast?) shows that compassion to animals originates from consciousness of Allah the Almighty. Abu Dawoud, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ibn Khuzaimah – Shu’aib al-Arna’ut authenticated this tradition – through Sahl ibn al-Hanzaleyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “The Prophet (Peace be upon him) passed by a very weak camel that his stomach quite touched its back (due to the lack of food). Upon seeing this, he said, “Fear Allah in these unspeaking animals! Ride them while they are in good health, and eat them while they are good". 2
  • 3. Ibn Majah, Abu Nu’aim, At-Tahawi, Ad-Darqutni, Al-Bayhaqi, and At- Tabarani in his book titled al-‘Awsat reported – Al-Albani authenticated this tradition - on the authority of ‘Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) who said, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to tilt the vessel towards the cat it to let it drink and then he uses what remains for ablution. All these prophetic traditions illustrate that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) treated animals mercifully and the Prophet (Peace be upon him) put strict controls when killing animals. Therefore, in the tradition that Abu Dawoud, An-Nasa’i, and others reported on the authority of Shadad ibn Aws who said, “There are two characteristics I heard from Allah’s Messenger: Surely, Allah has prescribed perfection on everything. So if you kill, then kill well. If you sacrifice, then sacrifice well. Each one of you should sharpen his blade and alleviate suffering to the animal he slaughters”. Aḥmad and Ibn Majah reported on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar who said, “Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) ordered us to sharpen our blades and that animals shouldn’t see each other when they are slaughtered. He also said, “When you slaughter, do it properly”. Similarly, it was also mentioned in the collection of Abu Dawoud that the new baby born camel who is two or three years old shouldn’t be slaughtered until it grows up. I didn’t mention the text of this tradition because of its unclear words. In addition, An-Nasa’i and Al-Ḥakim – Sheikh Aḥmad Shakir authenticated this tradition – through Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, “Whoever kills a bird or anything else without its due right, Allah will ask him about it”. It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! What is its due right?’ He said: ‘To kill it for food and do not sever its head, and throw it!’ 3
  • 4. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) allowed farming animals to benefit from them, and even to play with and be entertained by them. According to the tradition that Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Anas ibn Malik who said, “The Prophet (Peace be upon him) was the best of all the people in character. I had a brother called Abu `Umair, who, I think, had been newly weaned. Whenever he (that child) was brought to the Prophet (Peace be upon him), he used to say, "O Abu ‘Umair! What did Al-Nughair (nightingale) (do)?" It was a nightingale with which he used to play. Sometimes the time of the Prayer became due while he (the Prophet) was in our house. He would order that the carpet underneath him be swept and sprayed with water, and then he would stand up (for the prayer), and we would line up behind him, and he would lead us in prayer. This tradition does not mean leaving animals hungry because it is forbidden as what has been stated above in the tradition that says that a woman entered Hell for locking up a cat and not feeding it. At the same time, it does not mean to load animals above what they can endure. Al- Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said, Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, “While a man was leading a cow, he began to ride it and beat it. So the cow said to him, ‘we were not created for this, rather we were created for ploughing”. The tradition shows that each animal has a role and we cannot ride a cow because they cannot do this, but they can be used to till the land. People can also take advantage of their meat and milk. Furthermore, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) forbade harming animals. Al- Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) who said, “Verily Allah's (Peace be upon him) Messenger invoked curse upon the one who made a live thing the target (of one's marksmanship). 4
  • 5. Muslim and others reported on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) passed by a donkey marked very badly on its face that caused distortion in its face. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, “Curse be to that person who distorted the face of this poor animal”. In this context, there are many other traditions that have the same meaning. Abu Dawoud reported on the authority of Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) who said, “We were with the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) during a journey. He went to ease himself. We saw a bird with her two young ones and we captured her young ones. The bird came and began to spread its wings. The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) came and said, “Who grieved this for its nestlings? Return its nestlings to it”. Al- Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of Anas who said, Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) forbade beating or locking animals until they die. There are texts in the Qur'an and Sunnah that deny genocide or mass killing of a species of animals and urges to keep species from extinction for the maintenance of Ecological balance. An example is what is mentioned in the chapter of Hud where Allah says, “At length, behold! There came Our command, and the fountains of the earth gushed forth! We said: "Embark therein, of each kind two, male and female, and your family - except those against whom the word has already gone forth,- and the Believers." but only a few believed with him” (11:40). The verse explains that Allah the Almighty commanded Prophet Noah to save the male and female of all existing creatures for the purpose of reproduction. Al-Bukhari narrates in his sound collection on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him)as saying, 'I heard Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) say, “An ant stung one of the prophets, then he ordered an ant hill to be destroyed, so Allah revealed to him: “Would you kill a nation glorifying Allah because of one ant?” And, in another narration, “It is only one ant”'. 5
  • 6. Furthermore, Abu Dawoud, At-Termidhi, An-Nasa’i – authenticated by Al- Albani – on the authority of ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, Allah’s Messenger said, “Were dogs not a species of creature I should command that they all be killed; but kill every pure black one”. Although the Arabs disliked dogs, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) did not allow them to kill dogs. The most beautiful thing in the topic of mercy to animals in the Sunnah is the prohibition of cursing animals and abusing them morally. It is something that other religions and philosophies did not attain at any time, even in the present era, which has abundant writings about animal rights. Muslim reported on the authority of Abu Ad-Darda’ who said, Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, “The intercession of those who invoke curse upon others won’t be accepted on the day of judgment”. Imam Aḥmad – there is evidence for this tradition in the collection of Imam Muslim – reported on the authority Abu Barzah who said, “On one occasion, a slave girl was on a camel with some people's goods and she saw the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The mountains were hemming them in and she said, 'Move! O Allah, curse it!' The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, 'A she- camel bearing a curse will not accompany us.'" If someone were to say, “Why does Islam not forbid killing and riding animals totally?” We say, “There are many texts that allow slaughtering and eating many animals and making use of their milk, meat, and skins after tanning, except those that have been forbidden such as eating dead meat and pork”. There is no way at all to interpret the Qur’anic texts so a person would say that it prohibited these things. Rather, the Qur’an gave a great threat to anyone who prohibits what Allah permits to the extent that it made this behavior as one of the deeds of the disbelievers. The Qur’an says, “And they say that such and such cattle and crops are taboo, and none should eat of them except those whom - so they say - We wish; further, there are cattle 6
  • 7. forbidden to yoke or burden, and cattle on which, (at slaughter), the name of Allah is not pronounced; - inventions against Allah's name: soon will He requite them for their inventions. (Chapter of Al-An’am, 6.138). He – Exalted is He – says, “Say: "See you what things Allah hath sent down to you for sustenance? Yet ye hold forbidden some things thereof and (some things) lawful." Say: "Hath Allah indeed permitted you, or do ye invent (things) to attribute to Allah?" (Younus, 10:59) Also, many of those who speak about these things are from wealthy countries, which have many resources, but their view can not be applied to low- resource countries or countries with famine. Allah's law is valid for all of them. We cannot say that a vegetarian diet is enough for all its inhabitants. There is no evidence that it was enough for them at any time. Then doctors spoke about the importance of animal and fish protein, and there are no approved medical theories showing that man can obtain all his nutritional needs from plants. Further, those who speak about animal rights are from countries which kill people without caring, and they do not respect human rights. Therefore, is keeping animals more important than treating man with mercy? Finally, the call to be content with plants in terms of nutrition was made by individuals in some countries but this cannot be applied in all human societies. It is worthy to mention that the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other countries classified many animal rights groups as terrorist groups that threaten the security of society. This is because some of them have carried out acts of sabotage in some animal and poultry farms. We believe in what Allah and His Messenger (Peace be upon him) commanded, and believe that no one living on the earth is more merciful to Allah's creatures than His Prophet Muḥammad (Peace be upon him) as described by 7
  • 8. Allah Almighty in His Noble Qur'an, “We sent you not, but as a mercy for all creatures” (21:107). 8