Muhammed Ali explains Islam's comprehensive and balanced approach to animal treatment, emphasizing both compassion and divinely-ordained permissibility. He argues that while Islam strictly forbids animal abuse and cruelty (citing hadiths about punishment for mistreating a cat and reward for helping a dog), it also permits consuming animals for sustenance within specific parameters. He contends that objective morality must come from the Creator, not subjective human feelings, and that God created animals for human benefit while commanding humane treatment. He distinguishes Islam's detailed slaughter guidelines (sharp blade, swift cut to minimize suffering) from arbitrary cruelty, and asserts human superiority over animals based on consciousness, civilization-building capacity, and divine revelation in the Quran.
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