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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

Our Prophet's (pbuh) Affection toward a Mother Dog
and Her Puppies

As our Prophet (pbuh) was marching with his 10,000-man army,
he saw on their way a dog that had just given birth with her puppies.
He summoned Djuail, son of Suraka, and commanded;

"You will wait in front of the mother dog and her puppies and by
keeping their sentry till all the army has passed, you will protect
them from being run over." (ash-Shami, Subul al-Huda Wa-al-

Rashad, VII, 51)

Thanks to the Prophet's (pbuh) affection the 10,000-man army
changed its course in order not to disturb the dog and her puppies.

A Saying of the Prophet (pbuh) Reflecting His Love of

Animals: "The life of all dogs are respected"

Not only the beneficial dogs, the life of all dogs are respected and
immune as long as they do not cause harm and do not turn vio-
lent and aggressive. (Hashyatu'l-Bayjarmi Ala'l-Manhaj-al-

Maktabatu'sh-Shamila, I/474)

Our Prophet's (pbuh) Cat, "Muezza"

Our Prophet (pbuh) had a cat called "Muezza." He loved Muez-

za so much that one day, when Muezza was dozing on the sleeve of
the Prophet's (pbuh) robe, the Prophet (pbuh) chose to cut that part
of his robe off rather than wake her up.

In addition, the name Abu Hurayrah, who narrated many
hadiths from the Prophet (pbuh), means "father of the kitten."

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