Such a heartwarming sight to see animals caring for their little ones. Especially when we put into perspective, that this is only a little fraction of ONE part of God’s mercy, love and kindness upon His Creation.
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said,
“There are one hundred (parts of) mercy for Allah, and out of these, He has sent down one part of mercy upon the jinn, human beings, animals and insects.
And it is because of this (one part) that they love one another, show kindness to one another and even the beast treats its young one with affection, and Allah has reserved ninety nine parts of mercy with which He would treat His servants on the Day of Resurrection. (Muslim)
Even more profound when we ponder upon how, as the Prophet ﷺ describes, Allah is even more merciful to His slaves than a mother will ever be to her child.
'Umar ibn Al-Khattab reported that after the end of a war, some prisoners were brought to the Prophet (ﷺ). Among them was a woman who was seen desperately searching (for someone) - until she found an infant amongst the prisoners. She took hold of the little baby, pressed it against her chest and suckled her infant. Upon the sight of this touching scene, the Prophet (ﷺ) asked his companions:
“Do you think this woman would ever want to throw her child in the Fire?”
We said: “By Allah, as long as it is within her ability, she would never throw the child in Fire!”
Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
الَلَّهُ أَرْحَمُ بِعِبَادِهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ بِوَلَدِهَا
“Allah is more merciful and compassionate to His slaves than this woman is to her infant child” (Al-Bukhari, Muslim)
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