Do animals have a soul?
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The questioner: ... A question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding animals, do they have a soul or do they not have a soul?
The Shaykh : Of course, they have a soul.
The questioner : What is the evidence, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The evidence is[Ar-Rahman 55:26].
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh :[Ar-Rahman 55:27] .
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But.
The questioner : I mean, it is not evidence...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I mean, the evidence...
The Shaykh : Definitive.
The questioner : Because I read to Shaykh al-Sha'rawi.
The Shaykh : Listen, O Shaykh.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : This is conclusive evidence, and it is further confirmed by...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The hadith in "Sahih al-Bukhari".
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That a man, an image-maker...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Came to 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He said to him: "I have been afflicted in earning my livelihood through the labor of my hand and through image-making."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : "By making images of animals."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So he said to him: I heard the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) say:Sahih Muslim 2110b.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : .
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said: If it is absolutely necessary, then make images of that which has no soul, such as trees and stones.
The questioner : Yes; because our Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good for the evidence, but I read to Shaykh al-Sha'rawi saying: that animals do not have a soul, they do not have life like plants, meaning.
The Shaykh : This al-Sha'rawi, or this al-Sha'rawi, is from the scholars of the Khalaf, not from the followers of the Salaf.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding animals, do they have a soul or do they not have a soul?
The Shaykh : Of course, they have a soul.
The questioner : What is the evidence, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The evidence is
Everyone upon the earth will perish,
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh :
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
وَيَبْقَى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But.
The questioner : I mean, it is not evidence...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I mean, the evidence...
The Shaykh : Definitive.
The questioner : Because I read to Shaykh al-Sha'rawi.
The Shaykh : Listen, O Shaykh.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : This is conclusive evidence, and it is further confirmed by...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The hadith in "Sahih al-Bukhari".
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That a man, an image-maker...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Came to 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He said to him: "I have been afflicted in earning my livelihood through the labor of my hand and through image-making."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : "By making images of animals."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So he said to him: I heard the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) say:
He who painted pictures in the world would be compelled to breathe soul in them on the Day of Resurrection
مَن صوَّرَ صورةً كُلِّفَ أن ينفخ فيها الروح يوم القيامةThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh :
And he is not one who breathes
وليس بنافخThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said: If it is absolutely necessary, then make images of that which has no soul, such as trees and stones.
The questioner : Yes; because our Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good for the evidence, but I read to Shaykh al-Sha'rawi saying: that animals do not have a soul, they do not have life like plants, meaning.
The Shaykh : This al-Sha'rawi, or this al-Sha'rawi, is from the scholars of the Khalaf, not from the followers of the Salaf.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
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