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Once a dog was moving around a well, and it was about to die from thirst. When a prostitute from Children of Israel saw it, she removed her shoe, filled it with water, and gave it to the dog to drink. She was forgiven for that

Chapter: The Virtue Of Giving Food And Water To Animals Which Are Unlawful To Eat

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2245b

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

بَيْنَمَا كَلْبٌ يُطِيفُ بِرَكِيَّةٍ قَدْ كَادَ يَقْتُلُهُ الْعَطَشُ إِذْ رَأَتْهُ بَغِيٌّ مِنْ بَغَايَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَنَزَعَتْ مُوقَهَا فَاسْتَقَتْ لَهُ بِهِ فَسَقَتْهُ إِيَّاهُ فَغُفِرَ لَهَا بِهِ ‏"

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "While a man was walking on a road, he became very thirsty. He found a well and went down in it and drank. When he came out, there was a dog panting and eating moist earth out of thirst. The man said: 'This dog is so thirsty just as I was.' So, he went down into the well, filled his shoe with water and held it in his mouth until he climbed out. Then, he gave the dog water to drink. Allah accepted his deed and, thus, forgave him." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, are we rewarded for taking care of animals?" He said: "There is a reward for (quenching the thirst of) every living creature."

Another narration reads: "Allah accepted his deed and, thus, forgave him and admitted him into Paradise."

Another narration reads: "Once a dog was moving around a well, and it was about to die from thirst. When a prostitute from Children of Israel saw it, she removed her shoe, filled it with water, and gave it to the dog to drink. She was forgiven for that."

Reported by Muslim (No. 2245b) and Al-Bukhari (No. 3467).

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Explanation

As a man was walking along the road on a journey, he became thirsty. So, he went down into a well and drank from it and quenched his thirst. When he came out of it, there was a dog eating mud (trying) to suck any water from it due to its extreme thirst. So the man said: "By Allah, this dog is just as thirsty as I was." Then he went down into the well and filled his shoe with water, holding it with his mouth to get out of the well with it, then gave the dog water to drink. Allah accepted this deed from him, forgave him, and admitted him into Paradise because of it. When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said this Hadīth to the Companions, they asked: "O Messenger of Allah, do we get a reward for looking after animals?" i.e. Do we get reward for giving animals water to drink? He replied that there is a reward for quenching thirst of every creature with a moist liver, since the moist liver needs water, and without water it will dry up and the animal will die. Another narration states that a prostitute from Children of Israel saw a thirsty dog moving around a well, unable to reach the water. So she took off her shoe and filled it with water and gave the dog water to drink. So Allah forgave her because of that deed.

Explanation in Arabic

بينا رجل يمشي في الطريق مسافرًا، أصابه العطش، فنزل بئرًا فشرب منها، وانتهى عطشه، فلما خرج وجد كلباً يأكل الطين المبتل الرطب بسبب العطش، من أجل أن يمص ما فيه من الماء، من شدة عطشه، فقال الرجل: والله لقد أصاب الكلب من العطش ما أصابني، ثم نزل البئر وملأ خفه ماء وأمسكه بفيه، وجعل يصعد بيديه، حتى صعد من البئر، فسقى الكلب، فلما سقى الكلب شكر الله له ذلك العمل وغفر له، وأدخله الجنة بسببه.

ولَمَّا حَدَّثَ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصحابةَ بهذا الحديث، سألوا النبي -عليه الصلاة والسلام- قالوا: يا رسول الله، إن لنا في البهائم أجرًا؟ يعني: تكون سببًا لنا في الأجر إذا سقيناها، قال: (في كل كبدٍ رطبةٍ أجر)؛ أي: في إروائها، فالكبد الرطبة تحتاج إلى الماء؛ لأنه لولا الماء ليبست وهلك الحيوان.

وفي رواية: أن امرأة زانية من بني إسرائيل رأت كلباً يدور حول بئر عطشان، لكن لا يمكن أن يصل إلى الماء؛ فنزعت خفها فملأته ماء وسقت الكلب فغفر الله لها بسبب ذلك العمل.

  • فضل الإحسان إلى كل مخلوق ذي حياة والحث عليه، وأن ذلك من أعمال الخير التي يكافئ الله عليها بالثواب العظيم.
  • فضل سقي الماء.
  • عموم رحمة الله -تعالى- حتى شملت الحيوان.
  • سعة فضل الله -سبحانه وتعالى- فقد يغفر الذنوب الكبيرة بعمل الخير اليسير.
  • لا ينبغي احتقار شيء من أعمال البر؛ لأنها قد تكون سبب غفران الذنوب.

Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Muslimd. 261 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح مسلم No. 2245
Grades of other versions (2)
  • AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الجامع (2876)
  • AuthenticAl-Bukhari صحيح — صحيح البخاري (3467)

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3467

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "While a dog was going round a well and was about to die of thirst, an Israeli prostitute saw it and took off her shoe and watered it. So Allah forgave her because of that good deed."

بَيْنَمَا كَلْبٌ يُطِيفُ بِرَكِيَّةٍ كَادَ يَقْتُلُهُ الْعَطَشُ، إِذْ رَأَتْهُ بَغِيٌّ مِنْ بَغَايَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَنَزَعَتْ مُوقَهَا فَسَقَتْهُ، فَغُفِرَ لَهَا بِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Also reported by… (3)
  • البر والصلة لابن الجوزي (321)بَيْنَمَا كَلْبٌ يَطِيفُ بِرَكِيَّةٍ كَادَ يَقْتُلُهُ الْعَطَشُ ، إِذْ رَأَتْهُ بَغِيٌّ مِنْ بَغَايَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، فَنَزَعَتْ مُوقَهَا فَسَقَتْهُ ، فَغُفِرَ لَهَا
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (14542)بَيْنَا كَلْبٌ يُطِيفُ بِرَكِيَّةٍ قَدْ كَادَ يَقْتُلُهُ الْعَطَشُ ، إِذْ رَأَتْهُ بَغِيٌّ مِنْ بَغَايَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، فَنَزَعَتْ مُوقَهَا فَاسْتَقَتْ لَهُ فَسَقَتْهُ إِيَّاهُ ، فَغُفِرَ لَهَا بِهِ
  • معجم الشيوخ الكبير للذهبي (495)بَيْنَمَا كَلْبٌ يُطِيفُ بِرَكِيَّةٍ كَادَ يَقْتُلُهُ الْعَطَشُ إِذْ رَأَتْهُ بَغِيٌّ مِنْ بَغَايَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، فَنَزَعَتْ مُوقَهَا فَسَقَتْهُ فَغُفِرَ لَهَا بِهِ

On the same subject

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3321

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that."

غُفِرَ لاِمْرَأَةٍ مُومِسَةٍ مَرَّتْ بِكَلْبٍ عَلَى رَأْسِ رَكِيٍّ يَلْهَثُ، قَالَ كَادَ يَقْتُلُهُ الْعَطَشُ، فَنَزَعَتْ خُفَّهَا، فَأَوْثَقَتْهُ بِخِمَارِهَا، فَنَزَعَتْ لَهُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ، فَغُفِرَ لَهَا بِذَلِكَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2245a

A prostitute saw a dog moving around a well on a hot day and hanging out its tongue because of thirst. She drew water for it in her shoe and she was pardoned (for this act of hers).

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً بَغِيًّا رَأَتْ كَلْبًا فِي يَوْمٍ حَارٍّ يُطِيفُ بِبِئْرٍ قَدْ أَدْلَعَ لِسَانَهُ مِنَ الْعَطَشِ فَنَزَعَتْ لَهُ بِمُوقِهَا فَغُفِرَ لَهَا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version

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