The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "While a man was walking along a road, he became overcome with thirst. He found a well, climbed down into it, drank, and came back out. There he saw a dog panting and licking the moist earth from thirst. The man said, 'This dog has been struck by the same thirst that struck me.' So he climbed back down into the well, filled his leather sock with water, held it in his mouth as he climbed up, and gave the dog a drink. Allah was grateful to him for this and forgave him."The companions asked, "Messenger of Allah, do we have a reward for tending to animals as well?"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "There is a reward for serving any living creature."
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قال رسول الله ﷺ بينما رجل يمشي وهو بطريق إذ اشتد عليه العطش فوجد بئرا فنزل فيها فشرب ثم خرج فإذا كلب يلهث يأكل الثرى من العطش فقال لقد بلغ هذا الكلب من العطش مثل الذي بلغني فنزل البئر فملأ خفه ماء ثم أمسكه بفيه حتى رقي به فسقى الكلب فشكر الله له فغفر له قالوا يا رسول الله وإن لنا في البهائم لأجرا فقال رسول الله ﷺ في كل ذات كبد رطبة أجر