Chapter on the Rights of the Animal Upon Its Owner

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لِلدَّابَّةِ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا خِصَالٌ يَبْدَأُ بِعَلْفِهَا إِذَا نَزَلَ وَ يَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ إِذَا مَرَّ بِهِ وَ لَا يَضْرِبُ وَجْهَهَا فَإِنَّهَا تُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهَا وَ لَا يَقِفُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا إِلَّا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لَا يُحَمِّلُهَا فَوْقَ طَاقَتِهَا وَ لَا يُكَلِّفُهَا مِنَ الْمَشْيِ إِلَّا مَا تُطِيقُ.

Hadith.2465 - Isma‘il ibn Abi Ziyad narrated with his chain of transmission that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) said: "A mount has certain rights upon its owner: - Begin by feeding it when you dismount. - Offer it water when you pass by a source. - Do not st

وَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مَتَى أَضْرِبُ دَابَّتِي تَحْتِي قَالَ إِذَا لَمْ تَمْشِ تَحْتَكَ كَمَشْيِهَا إِلَى مِذْوَدِهَا[3].

Hadith.2466 - A man asked Abu Abdullah (as): "When is it permissible for me to strike the animal I am riding?" Imam (as) replied: "When it does not walk under you as it would walk toward its feeding trough."

وَ رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ‌ اضْرِبُوهَا عَلَى الْعِثَارِ وَ لَا تَضْرِبُوهَا عَلَى النِّفَارِ فَإِنَّهَا تَرَى مَا لَا تَرَوْنَ‌[4].

Hadith.2467 - It is narrated that Imam (as) said: "Strike them for stumbling, but do not strike them for shying away, for they see what you do not see."

إِذَا عَثَرَتِ الدَّابَّةُ تَحْتَ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ لَهَا تَعَسْتِ تَقُولُ تَعَسَ أَعْصَانَا لِلرَّبِ[1]

وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌ فِي الدَّوَابِّ لَا تَضْرِبُوا الْوُجُوهَ وَ لَا تَلْعَنُوهَا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَعَنَ لَاعِنَهَا[2] وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ لَا تُقَبِّحُوا الْوُجُوهَ.

Hadith.2469 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Regarding animals: Do not strike their faces and do not curse them, for Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, curses the one who curses them." In another narration, Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Do not insult their

وَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ إِنَّ الدَّوَابَّ إِذَا لُعِنَتْ لَزِمَتْهَا اللَّعْنَةُ[3].

Hadith.2470 - The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) said: "When animals are cursed, the curse clings to them."

لَا تَتَوَرَّكُوا عَلَى الدَّوَابِّ وَ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا ظُهُورَهَا مَجَالِسَ[4]

لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ حُرْمَةٌ وَ حُرْمَةُ الْبَهَائِمِ فِي وُجُوهِهَا[1]