عنْ ابنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُ قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ، فَانْطَلَقَ لِحَاجَتِهِ، فَرَأَيْنَا حُمَّرَةً مَعَهَا فَرْخَانِ، فَأَخَذْنَا فَرْخَيْهَا، فَجَاءَتِ الْحُمَرَةُ فَجَعَلَتْ تَفْرِشُ، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «مَنْ فَجَعَ هَذِهِ بِوَلَدِهَا؟ رُدُّوا وَلَدَهَا إِلَيْهَا»، وَرَأَى قَرْيَةَ نَمْلٍ قَدْ حَرَّقْنَاهَا، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ حَرَّقَ هَذِهِ؟» قُلْنَا: نَحْنُ. قَالَ: «إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُعَذِّبَ بِالنَّارِ إِلَّا رَبُّ النَّارِ».
Kutoka kwa bin Masoud radhi za Allahi ziwe juu yake amesema: Tulikuwa pamoja na Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake katika safari, akaondoka kwa ajili ya haja yake, tukaona ndege akiwa na makinda mawili, tukawachukua makinda wake, akaja yule ndege akaanza kupepesa mbawa zake, basi akaja Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake akasema: "Ni nani aliyemuhuzunisha ndege huyu kwa mwanaye? Mrejesheeni mwanaye", na akaona kijiji cha wadudu chungu tulichokichoma kwa moto, akasema: "Hakika hastahiki kuadhibu kwa Moto isipokuwa Mola Mlezi wa Moto".
Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) when he went to relieve himself. We then saw a Hummarah (a type of bird) with its two chicks. We took its chicks, and the bird came back and began to flap its wings. Upon seeing it, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came and said: "Who has distressed it by taking its baby? Return its baby." He then saw an ant colony that we had burned, and he said: "Who burned this?" We said: We did. He said: "No one should punish with fire except the Lord of fire."
Sheria ya kujisitiri kwa ajili ya kukidhi haja.
Katazo la kuwaadhibu wanyama kwa kuchukua watoto wao.
Katazo la kuwachoma sisimizi na wadudu wengineo kwa moto.
Himizo la upole na huruma kwa wanyama, na Uislamu ndio ulitangulia kulisema hilo.
Huruma yake rehema na amani ziwe juu yake kwa wanyama.
Kuadhibu kwa moto ni miongoni mwa mambo anayohusika nayo Mola Mtukufu pekee.