FORTYGREEN
HADITH
Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
on Environmental Justice & Sustainability

Compiled by
Kori Majeed &Saarah Yasmin Latifِِٰ‫بِ ْس ِم ٱللَّه ٱل َّر ْح َ ٰم ِن ٱل َّرحي ِم‬
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

For the Walking Quran ‫ﷺ‬Forty Green Hadith: Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬on Environmental Justice & Sustainability
compiled by Kori Majeed and Saarah Yasmin Latif© 2020 Kori Majeed and Saarah Yasmin Latif
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TABLE OF
CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

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64 Discussion & Reflection

Forewordby Imam Saﬀet Catovic

10 Introduction
13 Forty Green Hadith
14 Water
21 Earth
27 Plants
33 Animals
45 Lifestyle

68 Acknowledgments
70 Sources
73 About the Authors

FOREWARDFOREWORD

being divinely inspired and directed. These two texts serve as
the agreed upon primary sources (usool) for Islam’s teaching
and Sacred Law (Shariah).

All Praise and forms of gratitude are due to Allah (God) andour sincere prayers and salutations be upon His messenger, ourbeloved Muhammad (sallallahu alayehee wa salam – peaceand blessings be upon him), and upon all of his purified family
and righteous companions and all those who follow in his
footsteps until the Day of Judgment – Ameen!

According to Islam, human beings enact the Divine Will in
their divinely-instituted role as Khulafaa — caretakers of the
Earth, with the ability to freely choose how to act in and upon
the Earth. According to this view, human beings have been
charged with the trust, amanah1, which is the just (adl) andeffective (ihsan) administration of all that has been placed
under our control and use. This is to be done by maintaining

Islam’s view of the earth and the Divine, along with

the natural cosmic order and balance, mizan2, through ourhumanity’s relationship with the two, can be found in (1) the

multi-faceted role as Khalifa3. This trust not only encompasses

Quran—Islam’s Sacred Scripture, –the Word of Allah revealed

the web of human relations, but extends outward in ever-to the Prophet Muhammed (peace and blessings be upon him)

expanding concentric circles to include all our fellow creatures

via the Archangel Gabriel over 1400 years ago, and (2) thewithin the natural world. With this awesome power andHadith—the sacred traditions, sayings, and affirmations of thedelegated authority comes the individual and collective

Prophet Muhammed (peace and blessings be upon him) as

responsibility for such actions. In this understanding, a Khalifa

they pertain to religious matters that Muslims hold as also

is not entitled to do what he/she pleases but is obliged to carryout the will of his/her Master - Allah. If a human were toenvironmentalism and conservationism. Fiqh Ul Bi’ah places

begin thinking of himself/herself as the real owner, or if he/she

the Islamic tradition into conversation with the modern

were to acknowledge someone other than the real owner as theenvironmental project and there by enriches and expands its

Lord and Master, these would necessarily be deemed acts ofunderstanding and impact in the re-greening of the world.

infidelity and rebellion. It is this very understanding of theintimate integration of humans and fellow living organisms

40 Green Hadith: Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad on

and the earth, which is fundamental to Islam’s teachings

Environmental Justice and Sustainability, compiled by theseregarding the environment, and key to our very existence andemerging young Muslim environmental activists and leaders,continued survival. For to properly care for the earth is to care

Kori Majeed and Saarah Yasmin Latif, is a timely and welcome

for ourselves.

addition to the important on-going work of developing“green” Muslim attitudes and practices by rooting them in

It is in keeping with this spirit that the Shariah-based religious

these eco-conscious teachings of the Quran and the eco-science Fiqh Ul Bi’ah – Jurisprudence of the Environment, isfriendly practices of the life example of the Prophet

now gradually becoming more accepted within Muslim

Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

scholarly circles as a specific sub-specialty of Fiqh (Islamic
jurisprudence). Islam’s modern eco-theology andThis endeavor is in keeping with a long and well-establishedenvironmental ethics utilizes religious language, principles,

Islamic scholarly practice of compiling forty Hadith of theconcepts and teachings derived from the Quran and Hadith

Prophet Muhammed (peace and blessings be upon him) on

which pre-date the modern jargon and terminology ofvarious subject matters. This scholarly endeavor over the ages
has been driven, in general, by the Prophetic instruction to his

companions, “Let the one present among you convey to thefamily. Those who contribute the least to global warming yet

absent" and specifically what has been related from the Prophet

pay the highest price in terms of its devastating effects andMuhammed (peace and blessings be upon him) throughharms.

numerous chains of narration and varied narrated texts,
including, “Whoever preserves for my nation forty hadith

Highlighting the eco-teachings of Islam, especially through theconcerning its religion – Allah will resurrect him (or her) on

teachings and beautiful life example (uswaten hasana) of thethe Day of Resurrection among the jurists and scholars.” In

Prophet Muhammed (peace and blessings be upon him), who

another narration it says, “...Allah will resurrect him (or her) as

is called by Allah in the Quran a “mercy to all thea jurist and scholar,” and in another, “...I will be for him on theworlds” (rahmaten lil alaameen), is of great benefit to bothDay of Resurrection an intercessor and a witness.”

Muslims and peoples of other faiths as we seek to find ways towork together and seek to modify and “green” our attitudes,

The current global climate crisis is primarily due to what “thebehaviors, and lifestyle choices that are integral to tackling

hands of men have wrought”4: anthropogenic activities driven

climate change and securing a just, viable and sustainable

by the soaring arrogance of conspicuous consumption and thefuture for our coming generations and all life on our planet

insatiable corporate greed of the few, fueled by the burning ofEarth.

fossil fuels supplied by the extractive fossil fuel industry whichputs profits above people. The climate emergency is now uponus, an existential threat to all life on our planet, all this at theexpense of the poorest and most vulnerable of our humanImam Saffet A. Catovic

Imam Saﬀet A. Catovic is the Muslim Chaplain at Drew
University, Madison, New Jersey, Chair of Green Muslims of
New Jersey, Senior Muslim Advisor at GreenFaith, andfounding member of Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
Green Initiatives.
1. Quran 33:72
2. Quran 55:7-9
3. Quran 6:165
4. Quran 30:41

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

provided a window into Islam. He (peace and blessings be
upon him) is the ultimate role model. In Surah Ali Imran in
the Holy Quran, Allah says, "Say, [O Muhammad], "If you
should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you andThere has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an

forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last

(Holy Quran 3:11)" Intentionally emulating the Prophet

Day and [who] remembers Allah often.

(peace and blessings be upon him) is an action-oriented way toseek Allah’s love and forgiveness.

Holy Quran, Al Ahzab 33:21
In gathering these green hadith, our intention was to make a
We compiled this book of forty green hadith to make known

handy reference that people can use and share for community

what our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings bereflection and interfaith work locally and globally. This

upon him) said and did concerning the care of thecompilation is a downloadable and searchable ebook to beenvironment and creation. His (peace and blessings be upon

more suited to the needs of today’s khalifa (environmentalhim) life was well-documented, and he excelled in his roles as a

stewards, in this context) who would prefer that trees not be

messenger, religious leader, reformer, statesman, politician,sacrificed. We’ve seen environmentally-friendly hadith online,

military leader, diplomat, and family man. Muhammad (peace

referenced in articles, and even a few collections of 10 or so, but

and blessings be upon him) was called the Walking Quran

we thought a more thorough collection would be beneficial tobecause his character was the Quran; his words and actions

Muslims doing environmental work around the world today.

We decided that every hadith we included in this collection
should be able to be located online by the reader. We chose togroup the hadith we found into five categories: water, earth,plants, animals, and lifestyle habits. The categories are orderedbased on their creation according to Islamic thought. It wasalso important to us that each hadith be presented in Arabic
alongside an English translation which has been lightly edited
for clarity and consistency. In most cases the complete chain ofnarration appears in the Arabic, but has been shortened in the
English translation.
December 2020 / Rabi Al-Akhar 1442

THE
FORTY
GREEN
HADITHWATERWATER
Water is mentioned many times throughout the Quran and in
the sayings and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (peace andAllah has created every [living] creature from water. Andof them are those that move on their bellies, and of them
are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those thatwalk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Indeed, Allah
is over all things competent.

blessings be upon him). Water is essential to life, and thus
should be treated with respect and used wisely. Allah
mentions in the Quran that He sends down rains from the sky
in due measures and has created every living thing from water.
There are a plethora of Quranic verses that mention water as asymbol of resurrection and purity. The following hadith

Holy Quran, An Nur 24:45

highlight the principles of water conservation in our everyday
lives and remind us that sharing this sacred gift is a form ofcharity.
- Saarah‫َع ْن َع ْب ِد اللَّ ِه ْب ِن َع ْمرٍو أَ َّن َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه‬‫ف‬ُ ‫الس َر‬َّ ‫َو َسلَّ َم َم َّر بِ َس ْع ٍد َو ُه َو َي َت َو َّضأُ َفقَا َل َما َه َذا‬‫اف َقا َل َن َع ْم َوإِ ْن كُ ْن َت َع َلى‬ٌ ‫َفقَا َل أَ ِفي الْ ُو ُضو ِء إِ ْس َر‬‫ن ََه ٍر َجا ٍر‬‫سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الطهارة وسننها باب ما جاء في القصد في‬
425 ‫الوضوء وكراهة التعدي فيه‬1

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah (peaceand blessings be upon him) passed by Sa’d while he was
performing ablution. The Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him) said, “What is this extravagance?” Sa’d said, “Isthere extravagance with water in ablution?” The Prophet(peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Yes, even if you wereon the banks of a flowing river.”
Sunan Ibn Majah 425ُٔ‫س َقا َل كَا َن ال َّن ِب ُّي َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم َي َت َو َّضا‬ٍ َ‫َع ْن أَن‬‫الصا ِع إِلَى َخ ْم َس ِة أَ ْمدَا ٍد‬َّ ِ‫بِالْ ُم ِّد َو َي ْغ َت ِس ُل ب‬
198 ‫صحيح البخاري كتاب الوضوء باب الوضوء بالمد‬

Anas reported: The Prophet (peace and blessings be uponhim) would perform ablution with one mudd and would
perform a ritual bath with one sa’ to five mudd.
Sahih al-Bukhari 198, Sahih Muslim 325‫صحيح مسلم كتاب الحيض باب القدر المستحب من الماء في‬‫غسل الجنابة وغسل الرجل والمرأة في إناء واحد في حالة واحدة‬325 ‫وغسل أحدهما بفضل الآخر‬—1 mudd ≈ ⅔ liter
1 sa’ to 5 mudd ≈ 2–3 ½ liters
Conversion provided by Water Management in Islam
https://www.idrc.ca/sites/default/files/openebooks/924-0/index.html#refch01-202َِّ‫َح َّد َث َنا َع ْب ُد الل‬‫ف أَخْ َب َرنَا َمالِكٌ َع ْن أَبِي‬
‫ي‬
‫ن‬
‫ب‬
‫ه‬
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َ ‫وس‬ُُُ‫ َع ِن الا َٔ ْع َر ِج َع ْن أَبِي ُه َر ْي َر َة رضى الله عنه أَ َّن‬،‫ال ِّزنَا ِد‬‫َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه صلى الله عليه وسلم َقا َل لا َ ُي ْم َن ُع َفضْ ُل‬ُٔ ‫الْ َما ِء لِ ُي ْم َن َع بِ ِه الْ َكلا‬3

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings
be upon him) said, "Do not withhold the superfluous water,
for that will prevent people from grazing their cattle."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2353, Book 42, Hadith 3‫َع ْن َس ْع ِد ْب ِن ُع َبا َد َة َقا َل قُ ْل ُت َيا َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه إِ َّن أُ ِّمي‬‫َما َت ْت أَ َفأَ َت َص َّد ُق َع ْن َها َقا َل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم‬‫الص َد َق ِة أَ ْف َض ُل َقا َل َس ْق ُي الْ َما ِء‬َّ ‫َن َع ْم قُ ْل ُت َفأَ ُّي‬3664 ‫سنن النسائي كتاب الوصايا ذكر الاختلاف على سفيان‬4

Sa’d ibn Ubadah reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, mymother has died. Shall I give charity on her behalf?” The
Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Yes.” I said,“Which charity is best?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him) said, “A drink of water.”
Sunan al-Nasa’i 3664

EARTHEARTHThe vast earth with its scenic mountains and all the marvelous
things that spring forth from it provide a constant proof,
lesson, and reminder for those who humble themselves
And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein ﬁrmly

enough to receive the insight about the One who created andset mountains and made grow therein [something] ofsustains both it and us. In the following hadith the earth isevery beautiful kind, giving insight and a reminder forcalled our mother, it has been designated as both a place ofevery servant who turns [to Allah].
Holy Quran, Qaf 50: 7-8

prayer and means of purification, and Allah has given
humanity the responsibility as its caretakers.
- Kori

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‫س ِم ْن أَ َح ٍد‬
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‫ل‬
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‫ن‬
‫ا‬
‫و‬
،
‫م‬
‫ك‬
‫م‬
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‫َّه‬
‫ن‬
‫ا‬
‫ف‬
‫َت َح َّف ُظ ْوا‬
‫ض‬
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‫ال‬
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‫َع ِام ٍل َع َل ْيها َخ ْيراً أَو شَ ّراً اِلا ّ َو ِه َي ُمخْ ِب َر ٌة بِ ِه‬

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Safeguard the earth, for it is your mother who will report (toGod) the good or evil anyone does on it.
Nahj-al-Fasahah‫ َع ِن‬،‫َح َّد َث َنا ُع ْث َما ُن ْب ُن أَبِي شَ ْي َب َة َح َّد َث َنا َجرِي ٌر‬‫ َع ْن ُع َب ْي ِد اللَّ ِه ْب ِن ُع َم ْي ٍر َع ْن‬،‫ش َع ْن ُم َجا ِه ٍد‬ِ ‫الا َٔ ْع َم‬‫ َقا َل َقا َل َر ُسو ُل اللَّ ِه صلى الله عليه و سلم‬،‫أَبِي َذ ٍّر‬‫ض َط ُهو ًرا َو َم ْس ِجدًا‬ُ ‫ُج ِع َل ْت لِ َي الا َٔ ْر‬

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Narrated Abu Dharr: The Messenger of Allah said, “Theearth has been made for me purifying and as a mosque (place
for prayer).”
Sunan Abi Dawud 489, Book 2, Hadith 99‫َح َّد َث َنا َع ِل ُّي ْب ُن ُح ْج ٍر َح َّد َث َنا إِ ْس َم ِاعي ُل ْب ُن َج ْع َف ٍر َع ِن‬‫ َع ْن أَبِي ِه َع ْن أَبِي ُه َر ْي َر َة أَ َّن‬،‫الْ َعلا َ ِء ْب ِن َع ْب ِد ال َّر ْح َم ِن‬‫ال َّن ِب َّي صلى الله عليه وسلم َقا َل فُ ِّض ْل ُت َع َلى الأَنْ ِب َيا ِء‬‫يت َج َو ِام َع الْ َك ِل ِم َون ُِص ْر ُت بِال ُّر ْع ِب‬ُ ‫بِ ِس ٍّت أُ ْع ِط‬
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‫ر‬
‫ا‬
‫ال‬
‫ي‬
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‫َو َط ُهو ًرا َوأُ ْر ِس ْل ُت إِلَى الْ َخ ْل ِق كَافَّ ًة َو ُخ ِت َم بِ َي ال َّن ِب ُّيو َن‬

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Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings
be upon him) said, “I have been honored over the Prophetswith six (things): I have been given Jawami' Al-Kalam, I havebeen aided by (the ability to cause in the enemy) fright, thespoils of war have been made lawful for me, the Earth has been
made as a Masjid and purifier for me, and I have been sent toall creatures, and with me Prophethood is sealed.”
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1553, Book 21, Hadith 7‫َح َّد َث َنا ُم َح َّم ُد ْب ُن َي ْح َيى َح َّد َث َنا َيزِي ُد ْب ُن َها ُرو َن َح َّد َث َنا‬‫ َع ْن َع ْمرِو ْب ِن َي ْح َيى َع ْن أَبِي ِه َو َح َّما ُد ْب ُن‬،ُ‫ُس ْف َيان‬‫َس َل َم َة َع ْن َع ْمرِو ْب ِن َي ْح َيى َع ْن أَبِي ِه َع ْن أَبِي َس ِعي ٍد‬‫الْ ُخ ْد ِر ِّي َقا َل َقا َل َر ُسو ُل اللَّ ِه صلى الله عليه وسلم‬‫ض كُلُّ َها َم ْس ِج ٌد إِلا َّ الْ َم ْق َب َر َة َوالْ َح َّما َم‬ُ ‫الا َٔ ْر‬

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Khudri said: The Messenger
of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "All the earth
is a mosque, except for graveyards and hammam.”Sunan Ibn Majah 745, Book 4, Hadith 11—
Hammam means bathroom.

8‫َح َّد َث َنا ُم َح َّم ُد ْب ُن الْ ُم َث َّنى َو ُم َح َّم ُد ْب ُن َبشَّ ا ٍر َقالا َ َح َّد َث َنا‬‫ َع ْن أَبِي َم ْس َل َم َة َقا َل‬،‫ُم َح َّم ُد ْب ُن َج ْع َف ٍر َح َّد َث َنا شُ ْع َب ُة‬‫ ُي َحد ُِّث َع ْن أَبِي َس ِعي ٍد الْ ُخ ْد ِر ِّي‬،َ‫َس ِم ْع ُت أَ َبا نَضْ َرة‬‫َع ِن ال َّن ِب ِّي صلى الله عليه و سلم َقا َل إِ َّن ال ُّدنْ َيا ُح ْل َو ٌة‬‫ف‬َ ‫َخ ِض َر ٌة َو إِ َّن اللَّ َه ُم ْس َتخْ ِل ُف ُك ْم ِف َيها َف َي ْن ُظ ُر َك ْي‬‫َت ْع َملُو َن َفاتَّقُوا ال ُّدنْ َيا َواتَّقُوا ال ِّن َس َاء َف ِٕا َّن أَ َّو َل ِف ْت َن ِة َب ِني‬ِ ‫ َو ِفي َح ِد‬.‫إِ ْس َرائِي َل كَان َْت ِفي ال ِّن َسا ِء‬‫يث ا ْب ِن َبشَّ ا ٍر‬.َ‫ف َت ْع َملُون‬َ ‫لِ َي ْن ُظ َر َك ْي‬

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Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (peace andblessings be upon him) said, “The world is sweet and green(alluring) and verily Allah is going to install you as vicegerent
in it in order to see how you act. So avoid the allurement of
women: verily, the first trial for the people of Isra'il was caused
by women.”
And in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Ibn
Bashshar the words are: "So that He should see how you act."
Sahih Muslim 2742, Book 49, Hadith 12

PLANTSPLANTS
Plants play a vital role in the environmental well-being of all
And it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We
produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce fromit greenery from which We produce grains arranged inlayers. And from the palm trees — of its emerging fruit
are clusters hanging low. And [We produce] gardens ofgrapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet
varied. Look at [each of] its fruit when it yields and [at]its ripening. Indeed in that are signs for a people who

communities. They absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygenfrom within their leaves, provide habitats for a plethora oforganisms, and are a source of both food and medicines. The
Quran includes passages that describe luscious gardens andtrees in the heavens, highlighting their significance in both thislife and the afterlife. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings
be upon him) warns us about harming plants unnecessarily
and encourages us to plant trees as a form of charity.

believe.
- Saarah
Holy Quran, Al An’am 6:99

‫س ْب ِن َمالِ ٍك َقا َل َقا َل َر ُسو ُل اللَّ ِه َصلَّى اللَّ ُه‬ِ َ‫َع ْن أَن‬‫َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم إِ ْن َقا َم ْت َع َلى أَ َح ِدكُ ْم الْ ِق َيا َم ُة َو ِفي َي ِد ِه‬‫َف ْس َل ٌة َف ْل َي ْغر ِْس َها‬12491 ‫مسند أحمد باقي مسند المكثرين‬10

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace andblessings be upon him) said, “If the Resurrection were
established upon one of you while he has in his hand a sapling,
then let him plant it.”Musnad Ahmad 12491

‫َح َّد َث َنا ن َْص ُر ْب ُن َع ِل ٍّي أَخْ َب َرنَا أَ ُبو أُ َسا َم َة َع ِن ا ْب ِن ُج َر ْي ٍج‬‫ َع ْن َس ِعي ِد ْب ِن ُم َح َّم ِد ْب ِن‬،َ‫َع ْن ُع ْث َما َن ْب ِن أَبِي ُس َل ْي َمان‬‫ َقا َل َقا َل‬،‫ َع ْن َع ْب ِد اللَّ ِه ْب ِن ُح ْب ِش ٍّي‬،‫ُج َب ْي ِر ْب ِن ُم ْط ِع ٍم‬‫َر ُسو ُل اللَّ ِه صلى الله عليه و سلم َم ْن َق َط َع ِس ْد َر ًة‬‫ ُس ِئ َل أَ ُبو َد ُاو َد َع ْن َم ْع َنى‬.ِ‫َص َّو َب اللَّ ُه َرأْ َس ُه ِفي ال َّنار‬ِ ‫َه َذا الْ َح ِد‬‫يث ُمخْ َت َص ٌر َي ْع ِني َم ْن‬ُ ‫يث َفقَا َل َه َذا الْ َح ِد‬‫الس ِبي ِل َوالْ َب َهائِ ُم‬َّ ‫َق َط َع ِس ْد َر ًة ِفي َفلا َ ٍة َي ْس َت ِظ ُّل بِ َها ا ْب ُن‬‫َع َب ًثا َو ُظ ْل ًما بِ َغ ْي ِر َح ٍّق َي ُكو ُن لَ ُه ِف َيها َص َّو َب اللَّ ُه َرأْ َس ُه‬.ِ‫ِفي ال َّنار‬11

Narrated Abdullah ibn Habashi: The Prophet (peace andblessings be upon him) said, “If anyone cuts the lote tree,
Allah brings him headlong into Hell.”
Abu Dawud was asked about the meaning of this tradition.
He said, “This is a brief tradition. It means that if anyone cuts
uselessly, unjustly, and without any right, a lote tree under the
shade of which travelers and beasts take shelter, Allah willbring him into Hell headlong.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 5239, Book 43, Hadith 467

‫‪Anas reported Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings be upon‬‬‫‪him) as saying, “Never does a Muslim plant trees, or cultivate‬‬‫‪land, and birds or a man or a beast eat out of them but that is‬‬‫”‪a charity on his behalf.‬‬‫‪Sahih Muslim 1553 a, Book 22, Hadith 12‬‬‫َح َّد َث َنا َي ْح َيى ْب ُن َي ْح َيى َوقُ َت ْي َب ُة ْب ُن َس ِعي ٍد َو ُم َح َّم ُد ْب ُن‬‫ُع َب ْي ٍد الْ ُغ َب ِر ُّي َواللَّ ْف ُظ لِ َي ْح َيى َقا َل َي ْح َيى أَخْ َب َرنَا َو َقا َل‬‫س َقا َل‬‫الا ٓ َخ َر ِان َح َّد َث َنا أَ ُبو َع َوا َن َة َع ْن َق َتا َدةَ‪َ ،‬ع ْن أَ َن ٍ‬‫َقا َل َر ُسو ُل اللَّ ِه صلى الله عليه و سلم َما ِم ْن ُم ْس ِل ٍم‬‫ِس َغ ْر ًسا أَ ْو َي ْز َر ُع َز ْر ًعا َف َيأْكُ ُل ِم ْن ُه َط ْي ٌر أَ ْو إِنْ َسا ٌن‬‫َي ْغر ُ‬‫أَ ْو َب ِهي َم ٌة إِلا َّ كَا َن لَ ُه بِ ِه َص َد َق ٌة‬‫‪12‬‬

‫َح َّد َث َنا ا ْب ُن نُ َم ْي ٍر َح َّد َث َنا أَبِي َح َّد َث َنا َع ْب ُد الْ َم ِل ِك َع ْن َع َطا ٍء َع ْن‬‫َجابِ ٍر َقا َل َقا َل َر ُسو ُل اللَّ ِه صلى الله عليه وسلم َما ِم ْن ُم ْس ِل ٍم‬‫ِس َغ ْر ًسا إِلا َّ كَا َن َما أُ ِك َل ِم ْن ُه لَ ُه َص َد َق ٌة َو َما ُسرِقَ ِم ْن ُه لَ ُه‬ُ ‫َي ْغر‬‫الس ُب ُع ِم ْن ُه َف ُه َو لَ ُه َص َد َق ٌة َو َما أَ َك َل ِت ال َّط ْي ُر‬َّ ‫َص َد َق ٌة َو َما أَ َك َل‬‫َف ُه َو لَ ُه َص َد َق ًة َولا َ َي ْر َز ُؤ ُه أَ َح ٌد إِلا َّ كَا َن لَ ُه َص َد َق ٌة‬

Jabir reported: Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings be
upon him) as saying, “Never does a Muslim plant a tree exceptthat he has the reward of charity for him, for what is eaten outof that is charity, what is stolen out of that, what the beasts eat
out of that, what the birds eat out of that is charity for him.
[In short] none incurs a loss to him but it becomes a charity
on his part.”
Sahih Muslim 1552 a, Book 22, Hadith 7

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ANIMALSANIMALS
There are several chapters in the Quran named after animals,
like Al Baqara (The Cow) and An-Nahl (The Bee). Withinthese chapters and elsewhere in the Quran, Allah tells us again
And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird

and again, to read and reflect on the signs that He has placedthat ﬂies with its wings except [that they are] communities

in the natural environment. In these sayings of the Prophet

like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing.

Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), he shares how

Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.

kindness to animals is a way of showing reverence to theCreator of us all, can be considered a form of charity, and will

Holy Quran, Al An’am 6:38

be rewarded with forgiveness and mercy from Allah.
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5663 ‫صحيح البخاري كتاب الأدب باب رحمة الناس والبهائم‬‫صحيح مسلم كتاب السلام باب فضل سقي البهائم المحترمة‬2244 ‫وإطعامها‬Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace andblessings be upon him) said, “A man suffered from thirst while
he was walking on a journey. When he found a well, heclimbed down into it and drank from it. Then he came out
and saw a dog lolling its tongue from thirst and licking the
ground. The man said, ‘This dog has suffered thirst just as I
have suffered from it.’ He climbed down into the well, filled
his shoe with water, and caught it in his mouth as he climbed
up. Then he gave the dog a drink. Allah appreciated this deed,so He forgave him.”
They said, “O Messenger of Allah, is there a reward for charity
even for the animals?”
The Prophet said, “Yes, in every creature with a moist liver is a
reward for charity.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5663, Sahih Muslim 2244

14‫َع ْن َع ْب ِد اللَّ ِه ْب ِن ُع َم َر َر ِض َي اللَّ ُه َع ْن ُه َما أَ َّن َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه‬‫َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم َقا َل ُع ِّذ َب ْت ا ْم َرأَ ٌة ِفي ِه َّر ٍة‬‫َس َج َن ْت َها َح َّتى َما َت ْت َفد ََخ َل ْت ِف َيها ال َّنا َر َلا ِه َي‬‫أَ ْط َع َم ْت َها َو َلا َس َق ْت َها إِ ْذ َح َب َس ْت َها َو َلا ِه َي َت َر َك ْت َها َتأْكُ ُل‬‫ض‬ِ ‫ش ا ْلا َٔ ْر‬ِ ‫ِم ْن َخ َشا‬Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace andblessings be upon him) said, “A woman was punished due to acat she had imprisoned until it died, so she entered theHellfire. She did not give it food or water while it was
imprisoned, neither did she set it free to eat from the verminof the earth.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 3295, Sahih Muslim 2242

3295 ‫صحيح البخاري كتاب أحاديث الأنبياء باب حديث الغار‬2242 ‫صحيح مسلم كتاب السلام باب تحريم قتل الهرة‬15‫َع ْن َع ْب ِد اللَّ ِه ْب ِن َع ْمرٍو أَ َّن َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه‬‫َو َسلَّ َم َقا َل َم ْن َق َت َل ُع ْصفُو ًرا َف َما َف ْو َق َها بِ َغ ْي ِر َح ِّق َها‬‫َسأَ َل اللَّ ُه َع َّز َو َج َّل َع ْن َها َي ْو َم الْ ِق َيا َم ِة ِقي َل َيا َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه‬‫َف َما َح ُّق َها َقا َل َح ُّق َها أَ ْن َت ْذ َب َح َها َف َتأْكُ َل َها َو َلا َت ْق َط ْع‬‫َرأْ َس َها َف ُي ْر َمى به‬

Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah (peaceand blessings be upon him) said, “If someone kills so much asa sparrow or anything larger without a just cause, then Allahthe Exalted will ask him about it on the Day of Resurrection.”
It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is a just cause?”
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “A just4445 ‫سنن النسائي كتاب الضحايا من قتل عصفورا بغير حقها‬cause is that you slaughter it for food, but you should not cut
off its head and throw it aside.”Sunan al-Nasa’i 4445

16‫َع ْن َع ْب ِد ال َّر ْح َم ِن ْب ِن َع ْب ِد اللَّ ِه َع ْن أَبِي ِه َقا َل كُ َّنا َم َع‬ِ ‫َر ُس‬‫ول اللَّ ِه َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم ِفي َس َف ٍر َفانْ َط َل َق‬‫اج ِت ِه َف َرأَ ْي َنا ُح َّم َر ًة َم َع َها َف ْر َخ ِان َفأَ َخ ْذنَا َف ْر َخ ْي َها‬َ ‫لِ َح‬‫ش َف َج َاء ال َّن ِب ُّي َصلَّى اللَّ ُه‬ُ ‫َف َج َاء ْت الْ ُح َم َر ُة َف َج َع َل ْت تُ َف ِّر‬‫َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم َفقَا َل َم ْن َف َج َع َه ِذ ِه بِ َولَ ِد َها ُر ُّدوا َولَ َد َها‬‫إِلَ ْي َها َو َرأَى َق ْر َي َة نَ ْم ٍل َق ْد َح َّر ْق َنا َها َفقَا َل َم ْن َح َّرقَ َه ِذ ِه‬‫قُ ْل َنا ن َْح ُن َقا َل إِنَّ ُه َلا َي ْن َب ِغي أَ ْن ُي َع ِّذ َب بِال َّنا ِر إِ َّلا َر ُّب‬‫ال َّنا ِر‬Abdullah reported: We were on a journey with the Messenger
of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and he went out torelieve himself. We saw a red sparrow that had two chicks with
her and we took her chicks, so the sparrow started to flap her
wings. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cameto us and he said, “Who has upset her by taking her children?
Give her children back to her.”
The Prophet also saw an ant colony which we had burned andhe said, “Who burned this?”
We said that we did it.

5268 ‫سنن أبي داود أبواب النوم باب في قتل الذر‬The Prophet said, “No one should punish with fire except the
Lord of the fire.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 5268

17‫َع ْن ُس َرا َق َة ْب ِن ُج ْع ُش ٍم َقا َل َسأَلْ ُت َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه َصلَّى‬ِ ‫اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم َع ْن َضالَّ ِة ا ْل ِٕابِ ِل َتغ َْشى ِح َي‬‫اضي َق ْد‬‫لُ ْط ُت َها ل ِ ِٕابِ ِلي َف َه ْل لِي ِم ْن أَ ْج ٍر إِ ْن َس َق ْي ُت َها َقا َل َن َع ْم ِفي‬ِ ‫كُ ِّل َذ‬‫ات َك ِب ٍد َح َّرى أَ ْج ٌر‬
3686 ‫سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الأدب باب فضل صدقة الماء‬Suraqa ibn Ju’shum reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah(peace and blessings be upon him) about a lost camel whocomes to drink from my cisterns that I had prepared for myown camels. “Will I be rewarded if I give it some water todrink?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Yes, inevery living being with a warm liver is a reward for charity.”
Sunan Ibn Majah 3686

18ِ ‫َع ْن أَبِي ُه َر ْي َر َة َع ْن َر ُس‬‫ول اللَّ ِه صلى الله عليه وسلم‬‫َقا َل أَ َّن نَ ْم َل ًة َق َر َص ْت نَ ِب ًّيا ِم َن الأَنْ ِب َيا ِء َفأَ َم َر بِ َق ْر َي ِة ال َّن ْم ِل‬‫َفأُ ْح ِر َق ْت َفأَ ْو َحى اللَّ ُه إِلَ ْي ِه أَ ِفي أَ ْن َق َر َص ْتكَ َن ْم َل ٌة‬‫أَ ْه َل ْك َت أُ َّم ًة ِم َن الا ُٔ َم ِم تُ َس ِّب ُح‬‫صحيح البخاري كتاب الجهاد والسير باب إذا حرق المشرك المسلم‬2856 ‫هل يحرق‬2241 ‫صحيح مسلم كتاب السلام باب النهي عن قتل النمل‬19

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace andblessings be upon him) said, “An ant bit a prophet among theprophets, so he ordered for the colony of ants to be burned.
Allah revealed to him, ‘One ant has bitten you and you
destroy a nation among the nations that praise Allah?’”
Sahih al-Bukhari 2856, Sahih Muslim 2241

‫َع ْن َس ْه ِل ا ْب ِن الْ َح ْن َظ ِل َّي ِة َقا َل َم َّر َر ُسو ُل اللَّ ِه َصلَّى اللَّ ُه‬‫َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم بِ َب ِعي ٍر َق ْد لَ ِح َق َظ ْه ُر ُه بِ َب ْط ِن ِه َفقَا َل اتَّقُوا اللَّ َه‬‫ِفي َه ِذ ِه الْ َب َهائِ ِم الْ ُم ْع َج َم ِة َفا ْرك َُبو َها َصالِ َح ًة َوكُلُو َها‬‫َصالِ َح ًة‬‫سنن أبي داود كتاب الجهاد باب ما يؤمر به من القيام على الدواب‬2548 ‫والبهائم‬20

Sahl ibn al-Hanzala reported: The Messenger of Allah (peaceand blessings be upon him) passed by a camel whose back had
fallen to its stomach. The Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him) said, “Fear Allah regarding these beasts. Ride themwhile they are healthy, and eat them while they are healthy.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 2548

‫َو َح َّد َث ِني ُز َه ْي ُر ْب ُن َح ْر ٍب َح َّد َث َنا ُه َش ْي ٌم أَخْ َب َرنَا أَ ُبو بِ ْش ٍر‬‫ش‬ٍ ‫َع ْن َس ِعي ِد ْب ِن ُج َب ْي ٍر َقا َل َم َّر ا ْب ُن ُع َم َر بِ ِف ْت َي ٍان ِم ْن قُ َر ْي‬ِ ‫َق ْد ن ََص ُبوا َط ْي ًرا َو ُه ْم َي ْر ُمو َن ُه َو َق ْد َج َعلُوا لِ َص‬‫اح ِب ال َّط ْي ِر‬‫كُ َّل َخ ِاط َئ ٍة ِم ْن نَ ْب ِل ِه ْم َف َل َّما َرأَ ُوا ا ْب َن ُع َم َر َت َف َّرقُوا َفقَا َل‬‫ا ْب ُن ُع َم َر َم ْن َف َع َل َه َذا لَ َع َن اللَّ ُه َم ْن َف َع َل َه َذا إِ َّن‬‫َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه صلى الله عليه وسلم لَ َع َن َم ِن اتَّ َخ َذ شَ ْي ًئا‬‫وح َغ َر ًضا‬ُ ‫ِفي ِه ال ُّر‬Sa'id b. Jubair reported: Ibn 'Umar happened to pass by someyoung men of the Quraish who had tied a bird (and this madeit a target) at which they had been shooting arrows Everyarrow that they missed came into the possession of the ownerof the bird. So no sooner did they see Ibn 'Umar they wentaway. Thereupon Ibn 'Umar said, “Who has done this? Allah
has cursed him who does this. Verily Allah's Messenger (peaceand blessings be upon him) invoked curse upon one who
made a live thing the target (of one's marksmanship).”
Sahih Muslim 1958 b21‫َع ْن َع ْب ِد اللَّ ِه ْب ِن َج ْع َف ٍر َقا َل َفد ََخ َل َحائِ ًطا لِ َر ُج ٍل ِم ْن‬‫ا ْلأَنْ َصا ِر َف ِٕا َذا َج َم ٌل َف َل َّما َرأَى ال َّن ِب َّي َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه‬‫َو َسلَّ َم َح َّن َو َذ َر َف ْت َع ْي َنا ُه َفأَ َتا ُه ال َّن ِب ُّي َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه‬‫َو َسلَّ َم َف َم َس َح ِذ ْف َرا ُه َف َس َك َت َفقَا َل َم ْن َر ُّب َه َذا‬‫الْ َج َم ِل لِ َم ْن َه َذا الْ َج َم ُل َف َج َاء َف ًتى ِم ْن ا ْلأَنْ َصا ِر َفقَا َل‬‫لِي َيا َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه َفقَا َل أَ َفلَا َت َّت ِقي اللَّ َه ِفي َه ِذ ِه الْ َب ِهي َم ِة‬‫الَّ ِتي َملَّ َككَ اللَّ ُه إِ َّيا َها َف ِٕانَّ ُه شَ َكا إِلَ َّي أَنَّكَ ُت ِجي ُع ُه‬‫َوتُ ْدئِ ُب ُه‬

Abdullah ibn Ja’far reported: The Messenger of Allah (peaceand blessings be upon him) entered a garden among theAnsar. When a camel saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him), it started weeping and making sounds as its tears
flowed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came
to it and patted it on the head, so it became silent.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Who isthe master of this camel? To whom does it belong?”
A young man from the Ansar came and said, “This is mine, O
Messenger of Allah.”‫سنن أبي داود كتاب الجهاد باب ما يؤمر به من القيام على الدواب‬2549 ‫والبهائم‬The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Do you
not fear Allah regarding this animal that Allah has put in yourpossession? Verily, she has complained to me that you keep her
hungry and tired.”22

Sunan Abi Dawud 2549

‫َح َّد َث َنا ُم َس َّد ٌد َقا َل َح َّد َث َنا إِ ْس َم ِاعي ُل ْب ُن إِ ْب َرا ِهي َم َقا َل‬ٍ ‫َح َّد َث َنا ِز َيا ُد ْب ُن ِمخْ َر‬‫اق َع ْن ُم َعا ِو َي َة ْب ِن قُ َّر َة َع ْن أَبِي ِه‬‫َقا َل َقا َل َر ُج ٌل َيا َر ُسو َل الل ِه إِنِّي َلا َٔ ْذ َب ُح الشَّ ا َة‬‫َفأَ ْر َح ُم َها أَ ْو َقا َل إِنِّي َلا َٔ ْر َح ُم الشَّ ا َة أَ ْن أَ ْذ َب َح َها َقا َل‬‫َوالشَّ ا ُة إِ ْن َر ِح ْم َت َها َر ِح َمكَ اللَّ ُه َم َّر َت ْي ِن‬

Mu'awiya ibn Qurra reported that his father said: A man said,“O Messenger of Allah, I was going to slaughter a sheep, andthen I felt sorry for it (or sorry for the sheep I was going toslaughter).”
He said twice, “Since you showed mercy to the sheep, Allah
will show mercy to you.”
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 373, Book 20, Hadith 2

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LIFESTYLE

LIFESTYLE
The climate crisis seems like a massive issue, and it is. A
collective accumulation of many small personal choices has
contributed to our current precarious situation. Our lifestylechoices are also one of the paths that will lead us out of this
It is He who made you successors (khalifa) on the earth
and raises some of you above others in rank, to test you
through what He gives you.
Holy Qur’an, Al An’am 6:165

global crisis. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be
upon him) was called a mercy to the worlds. His (peace andblessings be upon him) faith was evident in every action that
he took. We can use these hadith to find inspiration to accept
the challenge of living our daily lives as khalifahs, or stewards,of our shared earth.
- Kori‫عن أبي هريرة َقا َل َقا َل َر ُسو ُل اللَّ ِه َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه‬‫َو َسلَّ َم ا ْك َلفُوا ِم ْن الْ َع َم ِل َما تُ ِطيقُو َن َف ِٕا َّن َخ ْي َر الْ َع َم ِل‬‫أَ ْد َو ُم ُه َوإِ ْن َق َّل‬4240 ‫سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الزهد باب المداومة على العمل‬24

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace andblessings be upon him) said, “Take up good deeds only as
much as you are able, for the best deeds are those done
regularly even if they are few.”
Sunan Ibn Majah 4240

‫َع ْن ا ْب ِن ُع َم َر أَ َّن َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم‬ٍ ‫َاف َو‬ٍ ‫َقا َل َم ْن َطالَ َب َح ًّقا َف ْل َي ْطلُ ْب ُه ِفي َعف‬‫اف أَ ْو َغ ْي ِر‬ٍ ‫َو‬‫اف‬ٍ ‫َاف َو‬ٍ ‫وفي رواية أخرى قال ُخ ْذ َحقَّكَ ِفي َعف‬‫اف أَ ْو‬ٍ ‫َغ ْي ِر َو‬‫اف‬

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace andblessings be upon him) said, “Whoever seeks a right, let him
seek it with restraint, whether it is fulfilled or unfulfilled.”
In another narration, the Prophet said, “Take your rights withrestraint, whether it is fulfilled or unfulfilled.”
Sunan Ibn Majah 2421

‫سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الصدقات باب حسن المطالبة وأخذ الحق في‬
2421 ‫عفاف‬25‫س َقا َل َقا َل َر ُسو ُل اللَّ ِه َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم‬ٍ َ‫َع ْن أَن‬‫َس ْب ٌع َي ْجرِي لِ ْل َع ْب ِد أَ ْج ُر ُه َّن ِم ْن َب ْع ِد َم ْوتِ ِه َو ُه َو ِفي َق ْب ِر ِه‬
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‫نَخْ لا أَ ْو َب َنى َم ْس ِجدًا أَ ْو َو َّر َث ُم ْص َحفًا أَ ْو َت َر َك َولَدًا‬‫َي ْس َت ْغ ِف ُر لَ ُه َب ْع َد َم ْوتِ ِه‬
2773 ‫البحر الزخار بمسند البزار‬26

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace andblessings be upon him) said, “Seven deeds of a servant
continue to be rewarded after his death while he is in his grave:knowledge to be learned, constructing a canal, digging a well,planting a date-palm tree, building a mosque, handing down awritten copy of the Quran, and leaving a righteous child whoseeks forgiveness for him after his death.”Musnad al-Bazzar 2773

‫الص ِام ِت أَ َّن َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه صلى الله عليه‬َّ ‫َع ْن ُع َبا َد َة ْب ِن‬‫وسلم َق َضى أَ ْن لا َ َض َر َر َولا َ ِض َرا َر‬‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: The Messenger of Allah‫سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الأحكام باب من بنى في حقه ما يضر بجاره‬2340

Sunan Ibn Majah 2340

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(peace and blessings be upon him) issued a decree, “Do notcause harm or return harm.”‫ش أَ َّن ال َّن ِب َّي َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم َقا َل‬ٍ ‫عن أبي ِخدَا‬ٍ ‫الْ ُم ْس ِل ُمو َن شُ َرك َُاء ِفي َثل‬‫َاث ِفي الْ َكل َِٕا َوالْ َما ِء َوال َّنا ِر‬3477 ‫سنن أبي داود كتاب الإ جارة باب في منع الماء‬28

Abu Khidash reported: The Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him) said, “The Muslims are partners in three things:
vegetation, water, and fire.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 3477

‫ أَخْ َب َرنَا ُس ْف َيا ُن َع ْن َع ْب ِد‬:‫ َقا َل‬،ٍ‫َح َّد َث َنا ُم َح َّم ُد ْب ُن َك ِثير‬‫ َع ْن َع ْب ِد الل ِه ْب ِن الْ ُم َسا ِو ِر َقا َل‬،ٍ‫الْ َم ِل ِك ْب ِن أَبِي َب ِشير‬‫س ُيخْ ِب ُر ا ْب َن ال ُّز َب ْي ِر َيقُو ُل َس ِم ْع ُت‬ٍ ‫َس ِم ْع ُت ا ْب َن َع َّبا‬‫س الْ ُم ْؤ ِم ُن الَّ ِذي‬َ ‫ال َّن ِب َّي صلى الله عليه وسلم َيقُو ُل لَ ْي‬‫َي ْش َب ُع َو َجا ُر ُه َجائِ ٌع‬

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Ibn 'Abbas told Ibn az-Zubayr: I heard the Prophet (peace andblessings be upon him) say, “A man is not a believer who fills
his stomach while his neighbor is hungry.”
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 112, Book 6, Hadith 12‫ َقا َل َح َّد َث َنا‬،‫َح َّد َث َنا َد ُاو ُد ْب ُن ُس َل ْي َما َن الْ َع ْس َك ِر ُّي‬‫اح َح َّد َث َنا َس ِعي ُد ْب ُن ُم َح َّم ٍد الثَّ َق ِف ُّي‬َّ ‫ُم َح َّم ُد ْب ُن‬ِ ‫الص َّب‬‫ َع ْن َز ْي ِد ْب ِن َو ْه ٍب َع ْن َع ِط َّي َة ْب ِن‬،‫وسى الْ ُج َه ِن ِّي‬َ ‫َع ْن ُم‬‫ َع َلى‬،‫ َقا َل َس ِم ْع ُت َس ْل َما َن َوأُ ْك ِر َه‬،‫َعا ِم ٍر الْ ُج َه ِن ِّي‬‫َط َعا ٍم َيأْكُلُ ُه َفقَا َل َح ْس ِبي إِنِّي َس ِم ْع ُت َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه‬‫س ِش َب ًعا ِفي‬ِ ‫صلى الله عليه وسلم َيقُو ُل إِ َّن أَ ْك َث َر ال َّنا‬‫ال ُّدنْ َيا أَ ْط َولُ ُه ْم ُجو ًعا َي ْو َم الْ ِق َيا َم ِة‬30

It was narrated that Atiyyah bin Amir Al-Juhani said: I heard
Salman, when he was forced to eat food, say, “It is sufficientfor me that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace andblessings be upon him) say, ‘The people who most eat their fillin this world will be the most hungry on the Day of
Resurrection.’ ”
Sunan Ibn Majah, Book 29, Hadith 3476

‫َح َّد َث َنا ِه َشا ُم ْب ُن َع ْب ِد الْ َم ِل ِك الْ ِح ْم ِص ُّي َح َّد َث َنا ُم َح َّم ُد‬‫ أَن ََّها َس ِم َع ِت‬،‫ َح َّد َث ْت ِني أُ ِّمي َع ْن أُ ِّم َها‬،‫ْب ُن َح ْر ٍب‬‫الْ ِم ْقدَا َم ْب َن َم ْع ِدي َكر َِب َيقُو ُل َس ِم ْع ُت َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه‬‫صلى الله عليه وسلم َيقُو ُل َما َملا َٔ آ َد ِم ٌّي ِو َع ًاء شَ ًّرا‬‫ات ُي ِق ْم َن ُص ْل َب ُه َف ِٕا ْن‬ٌ ‫ِم ْن َب ْط ٍن َح ْس ُب الا ٓ َد ِم ِّي لُ َق ْي َم‬ِ ‫َغ َل َب ِت الا ٓ َد ِم َّي نَ ْف ُس ُه َفثُلُ ٌث لِل َّط َعا ِم َوثُلُ ٌث لِلشَّ َر‬‫اب‬‫س‬ِ ‫َوثُلُ ٌث لِل َّن َف‬

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Miqdam bin Madikarib said: I heard the Messenger of Allah(peace and blessings be upon him) say, “A human being fills noworse vessel than his stomach. It is sufficient for a humanbeing to eat a few mouthfuls to keep his spine straight. But if
he must (fill it), then one third of food, one third for drink,
and one third for air.”
Sunan Ibn Majah, Book 29, Hadith 3474

َ ‫ َو ُع ْث َما ُن ْب ُن أَبِي شَ ْي َب َة َقالا‬،‫َح َّد َث َنا قُ َت ْي َب ُة ْب ُن َس ِعي ٍد‬،ٍ‫ َع ْن أَبِي ُس ْف َيا َن َع ْن َجابِر‬،‫ش‬ِ ‫َح َّد َث َنا َجرِي ٌر َع ِن الا َٔ ْع َم‬‫َع ِن ال َّن ِب ِّي صلى الله عليه وسلم َقا َل َط َعا ُم ال َّر ُج ِل‬‫َي ْك ِفي َر ُج َل ْي ِن َو َط َعا ُم َر ُج َل ْي ِن َي ْك ِفي أَ ْر َب َع ًة َو َط َعا ُم أَ ْر َب َع ٍة‬‫َي ْك ِفي َث َمانِ َي ًة‬

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Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings be uponhim) as saying, “Food for one (person) suffices two (persons),
and food for two (persons) suffices four (persons) and food for
four (persons) suffices eight (persons).”
Sahih Muslim 2059 d, Book 36, Hadith 245‫َع ْن أَبِي أُ َما َم َة َقا َل َقا َل َر ُسو ُل اللَّ ِه َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه‬‫َو َسلَّ َم إِ َّن الْ َب َذا َذ َة ِم ْن ا ْل ِٕاي َم ِان إِ َّن الْ َب َذا َذ َة ِم ْن ا ْل ِٕاي َم ِان‬Abu Umamah reported: The companions of the Messenger ofAllah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the world
one day. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Do you not hear? Do you not hear? Verily, simple living is4161 ‫سنن أبي داود كتاب الترجل‬part of faith, simple living is part of faith.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 4161

33ٍ ‫َح َّد َث َنا َع َّما ُر ْب ُن َخالِ ٍد الْ َو ِاس ِط ُّي َح َّد َث َنا َع ِل ُّي ْب ُن ُغ َر‬‫اب‬ٍ ‫َع ْن ُز َه ْي ِر ْب ِن َم ْر ُز‬‫ َع ْن َع ِل ِّي ْب ِن َز ْي ِد ْب ِن ُج ْد َعا َن‬،‫وق‬‫ أَن ََّها َقالَ ْت َيا‬،‫َع ْن َس ِعي ِد ْب ِن الْ ُم َس َّي ِب َع ْن َعائِ َش َة‬‫َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه َما الشَّ ْى ُء الَّ ِذي لا َ َي ِح ُّل َم ْن ُع ُه َقا َل الْ َم ُاء‬‫ َقالَ ْت قُ ْل ُت َيا َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه َه َذا الْ َم ُاء َق ْد‬.‫َوالْ ِم ْل ُح َوال َّنا ُر‬‫َع َر ْف َنا ُه َف َما َبا ُل الْ ِم ْل ِح َوال َّنا ِر َقا َل َيا ُح َم ْي َر ُاء َم ْن أَ ْع َطى‬‫نَا ًرا َف َكأَنَّ َما َت َصدَّقَ بِ َج ِم ِيع َما أَنْ َض َج ْت تِ ْلكَ ال َّنا ُر‬‫ َف َكأَنَّ َما َت َصدَّقَ بِ َج ِم ِيع َما َط َّي َب‬.‫َو َم ْن أَ ْع َطى ِم ْل ًحا‬‫َذلِكَ الْ ِم ْل ُح َو َم ْن َسقَى ُم ْس ِل ًما شَ ْر َب ًة ِم ْن َما ٍء َح ْي ُث‬‫وج ُد الْ َم ُاء َف َكأَنَّ َما أَ ْع َت َق َر َق َب ًة َو َم ْن َسقَى ُم ْس ِل ًما شَ ْر َب ًة‬َ ‫ُي‬‫وج ُد الْ َم ُاء َف َكأَنَّ َما أَ ْح َيا َها‬َ ‫ِم ْن َما ٍء َح ْي ُث لا َ ُي‬

It was narrated that 'Aishah said, “O Messenger of Allah(peace and blessings be upon him), what are the things which
are not permissible to withhold?"
He said, “Water, salt and fire.”
She said, “I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings
be upon him), we know what water is, but what about salt
and fire?”
He said, “O Humaira', whoever gives fire (to another), it is as
if he has given in charity all the food that is cooked on that
fire. And whoever gives salt, it is as if he has given in charity allthat the salt makes good. And whoever gives a Muslim waterto drink when water is available, it is as if he freed a slave; andwhoever gives a Muslim water to drink when there is no water
available, it is as if he brought him back to life.”

34

Sunan Ibn Majah, Book 16, Hadith 2567

‫َح َّد َث َنا قُ َت ْي َب ُة ْب ُن َس ِعي ٍد َح َّد َث َنا إِ ْس َم ِاعي ُل ْب ُن َج ْع َف ٍر َع ِن‬‫الْ َعلا َ ِء ْب ِن َع ْب ِد ال َّر ْح َم ِن َع ْن أَبِي ِه َع ْن أَبِي ُه َر ْي َر َة أَ َّن‬‫َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه صلى الله عليه وسلم َقا َل اتَّقُوا اللا َّ ِع َن ْي ِن‬‫َقالُوا َو َما اللا َّ ِع َن ِان َيا َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه َقا َل الَّ ِذي َي َت َخلَّى ِفي‬‫س أَ ْو ِظلِّ ِه ْم‬ِ ‫َطر‬ِ ‫ِيق ال َّنا‬

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him) as saying, “Be on your guard against two things
which provoke cursing.”
They (the hearers) said, "Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings
be upon him), what are these things which provoke cursing?
He said, “Easing in the watering places and on thethoroughfares, and in the shade (of the tree where they takeshelter and rest).”Sunan Abi Dawud 25, Book 1, Hadith 2535‫الص َم ِد ْب ُن َع ْب ِد‬َّ ‫َح َّد َث َنا َع ْب ُد ْب ُن ُح َم ْي ٍد َح َّد َث َنا َع ْب ُد‬‫ َقا َل َس ِم ْع ُت‬،‫السائِ ِب‬َّ ‫الْ َوار ِِث َح َّد َث َنا ُح َر ْي ُث ْب ُن‬‫ َيقُو ُل َح َّد َث ِني ُح ْم َرا ُن ْب ُن أَ َبا َن َع ْن ُع ْث َما َن‬،‫الْ َح َس َن‬‫س‬َ ‫ْب ِن َع َّفا َن أَ َّن ال َّن ِب َّي صلى الله عليه وسلم َقا َل لَ ْي‬‫ِلا ْب ِن آ َد َم َح ٌّق ِفي ِس َوى َه ِذ ِه الْ ِخ َص ِال َب ْي ٌت َي ْس ُك ُن ُه‬‫ف الْ ُخ ْب ِز َوالْ َما ِء‬ُ ‫َو َث ْو ٌب ُي َوارِي َع ْو َر َت ُه َو ِج ْل‬

36

Uthman bin 'Affan narrated: The Prophet (peace andblessings be upon him) said, “There is no right for the son of
Adam in other than these things: a house which he lives in, agarment which covers his nakedness, a piece of bread, andwater.”
Jamiat Tirmidhi 2341, Book 36, Hadith 38‫َع ْن ا ْب ِن ُع َم َر َع ْن ال َّن ِب ِّي َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم َقا َل‬‫الْ َك ِاف ُر َيأْكُ ُل ِفي َس ْب َع ِة أَ ْم َعا ٍء َوالْ ُم ْؤ ِم ُن َيأْكُ ُل ِفي ِم ًعى‬‫َو ِاح ٍد‬‫صحيح البخاري كتاب الأطعمة باب المؤمن يأكل في معى واحد‬
5079

37

Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him) said, “The unbeliever eats with seven intestines,
and the believer eats with one intestine.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5079, Sahih Muslim 2060

‫‪Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace and‬‬‫‪blessings be upon him) said, “While a man was walking in the‬‬‫‪road, he found a thorny branch in the road and he moved it‬‬‫”‪aside. Allah appreciated his deed and forgave him.‬‬‫‪Sahih al-Bukhari 2340, Sahih Muslim 1914‬‬‫َع ْن أَبِي ُه َر ْي َر َة َر ِض َي اللَّ ُه َع ْن ُه أَ َّن َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه َصلَّى‬‫ِيق َو َج َد‬‫اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َم َقا َل َب ْي َن َما َر ُج ٌل َي ْم ِشي بِ َطر ٍ‬‫ِيق َفأَ َخ َذ ُه َف َش َك َر اللَّ ُه لَ ُه َف َغف ََر‬‫ُغ ْص َن شَ ْو ٍك َع َلى ال َّطر ِ‬‫لَ ُه‬‫صحيح البخاري كتاب المظالم باب من أخذ الغصن وما يؤذي‬‫الناس في الطريق فرمى به ‪2340‬‬‫صحيح مسلم كتاب البر والصلة والآداب باب فضل إزالة الأذى عن‬‫الطريق ‪1914‬‬‫‪38‬‬‫س رضى‬ٍ َ‫َح َّد َث َنا ُم َس َّد ٌد َح َّد َث َنا ُم ْع َت ِم ٌر َع ْن ُح َم ْي ٍد َع ْن أَن‬‫الله عنه َقا َل َقا َل َر ُسو ُل اللَّ ِه صلى الله عليه وسلم‬‫ َقالُوا َيا َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه َه َذا‬.‫انْ ُص ْر أَ َخا َك َظالِ ًما أَ ْو َم ْظلُو ًما‬َ‫ف نَ ْن ُص ُر ُه َظالِ ًما َقا َل َتأْ ُخ ُذ َف ْوق‬َ ‫نَ ْن ُص ُر ُه َم ْظلُو ًما َف َك ْي‬‫َي َد ْي ِه‬

Narrated Anas: Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings be
upon him) said, “Help your brother, whether he is an
oppressor or he is an oppressed one.”
People asked, “O Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings be
upon him), it is all right to help him if he is oppressed, but
how should we help him if he is an oppressor?”
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Bypreventing him from oppressing others.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 2444, Book 46, Hadith 539‫َع ْن أَبِي َس ِعي ٍد الْ ُخ ْد ِر ِّي أَ َّن َر ُسو َل اللَّ ِه َصلَّى اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه‬‫َو َسلَّ َم َقا َل َلا َض َر َر َو َلا ِض َرا َر َم ْن َضا َّر َض َّر ُه اللَّ ُه َو‬‫َم ْن شَ ا َّق شَ َّق اللَّ ُه َع َل ْي ِه‬
11070 ‫السنن الكبرى كتاب الصلح باب لا ضرر ولا ضرار‬40

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah (peaceand blessings be upon him) said, “Do not cause harm or
return harm. Whoever harms others, Allah will harm him.
Whoever is harsh with others, Allah will be harsh with him.”al-Sunan al-Kubra 11070

DISCUSSION& REFLECTIONDISCUSSION& REFLECTION
Use these discussion questions as a guide for reflection(individually or in a group setting) about what each hadithmeans or how the spirit of the hadith can be applied to yourspecific situation, time, location or challenge. These questions
can also be used in an interfaith setting to help examine
environmental concepts from an Islamic framework.

1. As a Muslim, why do you care about protecting the Earth?
2. Why should Muslims be active in efforts to protect theenvironment?
3. What are your two favorite sayings from the hadith on theenvironment? Why did they stand out?
4. How can you support your masjid community inbecoming more active in protecting the environment?
5. What are the greatest challenges for Muslims when it
comes to protecting the environment?
6. What are some ways to help more Muslims become active
in protecting the Earth?
7. What did you already know about environmental activism
in the Muslim community before you read thiscompilation of hadith?
8. What was something new that you learned about theProphet Muhammad’s (peace and blessings be upon him)
approach to environmental justice and creation care?
9. What actions have you seen or read about Muslims taking
that protect our shared planet?

10. What else have you read on environmental justice in Islamthat would you recommend to others?
11. What is one thing you plan to do differently in yourpersonal life after reading this compilation of green hadith?
12. How has this compilation of green hadith changed yourperspective on creation care?
13. What are some local organizations your masjid community
can connect with to make a positive local impact on theenvironment?
14. How can spending time in nature positively change how
you practice your faith?
15. Why do you think addressing the climate crisis is a moral
issue for the Muslim community?
16. Using these green hadith as an inspiration, what are somepersonal actions you can take to be a better steward or
khalifa?
17. What are some issues that need to be addressed at national,
state and city levels to ensure better creation care of ourshared planet?

18. Which hadith would you choose as the starting point for a
khutba (sermon) or halaqa (discussion)?
19. Select one of the Forty Green Hadith. What are somechanges you can make in your masjid community to put
this particular hadith into practice? What are some changes
you can make in your personal life?

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Kori would like to thank her husband for always helping her to

Saarah would like to thank her parents for being a constantmake time to reach her goals outside of wife-dom and mommy-

support to her and for instilling in her the love for Allah andhood; her mother who always told her she could do anything

His creation; her grandparents and ancestors in Guyana who(and so she tried lots of things); her father for his example ofwere living sustainably a long time before the environmental

living boldly outside of the box; her sisters who are the best

movement; her friends and family at the NIA Masjid andaunties ever and the dopest little sisters a big sister could have;

Community Center in Newark, NJ; everyone at GreenFaith

her grandmothers for the summers spent by creeks down red

and the 2019 fellows for the inspirational work that is being

clay roads or shelling peas and pecans with cousins; thedone on both a local and global level; and especially Kori forcommitted leadership and welcoming community at Masjid

working with her on this incredible project. All Praise to Allah.

Muhammad, the Nation's Mosque; the extraordinarily devoted
people at GreenFaith and the incredible 2019 GreenFaith
fellows; all of the people who helped get this ebook in theworld, and her colleague and sister in Islam, Saarah for joining
her on this long ride. Allahu akbar! Allah is greater!

Learn more about GreenFaith at greenfaith.org.

SOURCESHADITH

19. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2012/11/14/allah-reprimands-prophet-ants/
20. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2012/08/29/fear-allah-rights-of-animals/
21. https://sunnah.com/muslim/34/91
22. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2013/07/29/fear-allah-animals-ride/1.

https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2013/08/19/conserve-water-flowing-stream/2.

https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2017/12/01/water-used-wudu-ghusl/

3.

https://sunnah.com/bukhari/42/3

4.

https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2017/07/23/best-sadaqah-water-thirsty/

5.

https://www.al-islam.org/nahj-al-fasahah-height-rhetoric

6.

https://sunnah.com/abudawud/2/99

7.

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/21/7

8.

https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah/4/11

9.

https://sunnah.com/muslim/49/12

10. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2012/11/24/plant-tree-ressurection/
11. https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/467
12. https://sunnah.com/muslim/22/12
13. https://sunnah.com/muslim/22/7
14. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2012/09/30/man-forgiven-thirsty-dog/
15. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2010/10/18/warning-torment-animals/
16. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2012/08/29/kills-birds-yawm-al-qiyamah/
17. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2012/08/29/prophet-protect-sparrows-ants/
18. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2010/09/06/kindness-to-animals/

23. https://sunnah.com/adab/20/2
24. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2015/09/14/best-deeds-regular-small/
25. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2019/08/25/fair-measured-seeking-haqq/
26. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2019/07/05/seven-sadaqah-al-jariyah/
27. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2011/12/03/no-harm-la-darara-wa-la-dirar/
28. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2012/05/04/muslims-partners-food-water-energy/
29. https://sunnah.com/adab/6/12
30. https://sunnah.com/urn/1274590
31. https://sunnah.com/urn/1274570
32. https://sunnah.com/muslim/36/245
33. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2018/03/12/modesty-iman-simple-minimalism/
34. https://sunnah.com/urn/1267920
35. https://sunnah.com/abudawud/1/25
36. https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/36/38
37. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2013/07/10/believers-moderate-eating-drinking/
38. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2019/07/27/allah-forgives-man-road/
39. https://sunnah.com/bukhari/46/5
40. https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2016/08/15/la-darara-wa-la-dirar/

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ABOUTTHE
AUTHORSSAARAH YASMIN LATIF
Saarah Yasmin Latif is a GreenFaith fellow based in New
Jersey. She received her Master’s Degree in Sustainability andLeadership at Montclair State University. Saarah is an interfaithcoordinator at NIA Masjid & Community Center in Newark,
New Jersey. She is passionate about interfaith dialogue andenvironmental education, specifically in organizing ways tolimit single-use plastic and reduce waste. Saarah believes thatnature should be used as a means to better know, serve, andworship God.
Saarah Yasmin Latifsaarah.latif@gmail.com
Instagram: @saarahlatif

KORI MAJEED
Kori Majeed is a GreenFaith fellow based in the Washington
DC-metro area. Since 2013, she has used her Green Ramadan
platform to encourage Muslims to eat mindfully and tread
lightly by cultivating sustainable habits during Ramadan, oneof the most sacred months in the Islamic calendar. These
habits are based on Islamic teachings and principles that callhumanity to give all of Allah’s creation their rights. Kori is a
Master Watershed Steward, a Muhammad Ali Scholar at Bayan
Islamic Graduate School, and co-chair of the Green Team at
Masjid Muhammad, the Nation’s Mosque, in Washington
DC.

Kori Majeed
kori@greenramadan.com
Instagram: @greenramadan
Facebook: @greenramadan

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