Hadith about kindness to animals

6 hadith about kindness to animals, each with its collection, number and grading: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim and the Sunan.

Sahih al-Bukhari — Number 1935 · Grading: صحيح

مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يُبْسَطَ لَهُ فِي رِزْقِهِ ، أَوْ يُنْسَأَ لَهُ فِي أَثَرِهِ ، فَلْيَصِلْ رَحِمَهُ

Translation: Narrated Anas bin Malik:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "whoever desires an expansion in his sustenance and age, should keep good relations with his Kith and kin (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))

Narrator: أنس بن مالك الأنصاري · Compiler: البخاري (d. 256 هـ)

مسند الروياني — Number 1163 · Grading: متهم بالوضع

لا تُرْسِلُوا الإِبِلَ بَهَلا ، وَصَرُّوهَا صَرًّا فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَرْضَعُهَا

Narrator: سلمة بن الأكوع الأسلمي · Compiler: محمد بن هارون الروياني (d. 307 هـ)

Sahih al-Bukhari — Number 1319 · Grading: صحيح تَأْتِي الْإِبِلُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا عَلَى خَيْرِ مَا كَانَتْ ، إِذَا هُوَ لَمْ يُعْطِ فِيهَا حَقَّهَا تَطَؤُهُ بِأَخْفَافِهَا وَتَأْتِي الْغَنَمُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا عَلَى خَيْرِ مَا كَانَتْ ، إِذَا لَمْ يُعْطِ فِيهَا حَقَّهَا تَطَؤُهُ بِأَظْلَافِهَا وَتَنْطَحُهُ بِقُرُونِهَا ، وَقَالَ : وَمِنْ حَقِّهَا أَنْ تُحْلَبَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ ، قَالَ : وَلَا يَأْتِي أَحَدُكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِشَاةٍ يَحْمِلُهَا عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ لَهَا يُعَارٌ ، فَيَقُولُ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ ، فَأَقُولُ : لَا أَمْلِكُ لَكَ شَيْئًا قَدْ بَلَّغْتُ وَلَا يَأْتِي بِبَعِيرٍ يَحْمِلُهُ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ لَهُ رُغَاءٌ ، فَيَقُولُ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ ، فَأَقُولُ : لَا أَمْلِكُ لَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا قَدْ بَلَّغْتُ Translation: Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "(On the Day of Resurrection) camels will come to their owner in the best state of health they have ever had (in the world), and if he had not paid their Zakat (in the world) then they would tread him with their feet; and similarly, sheep will come to their owner in the best state of health they have ever had in the world, and if he had not paid their Zakat, then they would tread him with their hooves and would butt him with their horns." The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "One of their rights is that they should be milked while water is kept in front of them." The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "I do not want anyone of you to come to me on the Day of Resurrection, carrying over his neck a sheep that will be bleating. Such a person will (then) say, 'O Muhammad! (please intercede for me,) I will say to him. 'I can't help you, for I conveyed Allah's Message to you.' Similarly, I do not want anyone of you …