Animals, Climate Change and Stewardship Today

Overview

Recall questions on Muslim duties towards animals, slaughter, hunting and intensive farming, and on climate change, collective scholarly action, eco-mosques and the charge that stewardship is too human-centred.

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1. 1

   State two duties Muslims have towards animals.

   Model answer

   To feed and water them properly, and to avoid causing them any unnecessary pain.

2. 2

   Which two well-known reports are used to teach kindness to animals?

   Model answer

   The account of a man forgiven for giving water to a thirsty dog, and that of a woman punished for confining a cat until it died.

3. 3

   What does the requirement of excellence in slaughter involve?

   Model answer

   Using a sharp blade, making a swift single cut, and not distressing the animal beforehand.

4. 4

   Why is hunting purely for sport forbidden?

   Model answer

   Killing an animal for amusement rather than for food is treated as the wanton destruction of God’s creation.

5. 5

   Is vegetarianism required in Islam?

   Model answer

   No, since the Qur’an permits lawful meat, although a Muslim may choose to abstain and some have done so out of compassion.

6. 6

   What criticism is made of intensive farming from an Islamic standpoint?

   Model answer

   It subjects animals to lifelong confinement and stress, which conflicts with the duty of excellence and kindness towards them.

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