Do lil tiny animals have a soul?

[Ansariyah]

After killing the worlds tiniest spider in my room while trying to take it outside, I realised I squashed it in the tissue accidently. I couldnt helpt but feel so bad n all these feelings came over me, like I killed a life so harmless so innocent only cause I thought theres no way I can sleep ina room wit that spider in it, just creepy thinking it might eventually end up in my bed walking over my body etc. I know its mad!

As I pondered over my actions I started to wonder if it have a life, a soul? Could she see? n if she did did she see me in my real form or did she see a gigantic Humongous scary being? Do they have feelings,
such as happiness, loss, regret, fear etc?

Lots of Questions I kno...just wonderin

jzk

 

[Masuma]

Naaaa! I dunno sis! I myself kill many ants when they bite me or when they crawl somewhere near me. And I too don't feel it right! :-\

 

[cat eyes]

i hovered up a spider last week so i know how u feel lol he was trying to escape so i hovered him up but he was huge and i was terrified and by the looks of it he was terrified too. i felt terribly guilty over it.

but i heard that your meant to kill them because insects can cause you skin rashes and give u all sorts of problems to the human if you didn't get them out of your home. they can give you sickness. they are not as innocent as they sometimes look. spiders are hell scary i cant stand them with there 8hairy legs hew

my dad thinks there great workers for getting the dirty flies out of the house but id rather have a fly in my home then a spider. i wont even sleep in a room with a spider in it. its good thing that they hide because id murder all of them :heated:

 

[CosmicPathos]

Well spider, like other insects, has eyes. Thousands of eyes. They can see us but their vision is not how our vision works. They see thousand different images with very low resolution. Probably it is also black and white.

Spiders might have instinctive behaviors like protecting its web etc but I do not think they have souls.

Do you know that you kill millions of bacteria every time you breath air in? Not to worry, I am sure there is no sin on us for breathing.

 

[Masuma]

i think some living things don't have soul...not sure of the source...maybe heard it some where. :-\

but whatever the reason, I think that unnecessary killing should be avoided...

And Allah knows best!

 

[marwen]

supposing we're sure they don't have souls, should we kill them for not having soul ?

Now about the soul :
What makes us think insects don't have soul ? have someone sources about that? I think there is a hadeeth about not drawing creatures having soul (humans, animals, ), does this hadeeth mention something about insects ?
Personally I see they are alive and moving, so probably they do have souls I think.

 

[CosmicPathos]

supposing we're sure they don't have souls, should we kill them for not having soul ?

Now about the soul :
What makes us think insects don't have soul ? have someone sources about that? I think there is a hadeeth about not drawing creatures having soul (humans, animals, ), does this hadeeth mention something about insects ?
Personally I see they are alive and moving, so probably they do have souls I think.

Just because they are alive and moving it does not mean they have souls! There are MANY things which move and seem to be alive yet they are non-living things! Proteins! Proteins change conformation, they move up and down in picometers but they are non-living things!

Mreover, we have no definition of what is considered "life."

I do not think animals have souls. Only human beings. Soul is what makes us a human being. Otherwise we are just like animals, mechanically working flesh of chemicals.

 

[Masuma]

supposing we're sure they don't have souls, should we kill them for not having soul ?

Now about the soul :
What makes us think insects don't have soul ? have someone sources about that? I think there is a hadeeth about not drawing creatures having soul (humans, animals, ), does this hadeeth mention something about insects ?
Personally I see they are alive and moving, so probably they do have souls I think.

yeah but some creatures don't have soul i guess. :-\

and what if the insects are all around ready to sting you any moment you turn your face away from them?!

But yeah we shouldn't kill them if it can be avoided and SHOULD be avoided! imsad

 

[marwen]

Just because they are alive and moving it does not mean they have souls! There are MANY things which move and seem to be alive yet they are non-living things! Proteins! Proteins change conformation, they move up and down in picometers but they are non-living things!
Mreover, we have no definition of what is considered "life."

Yes, I agree with this. movement does not imply the existence of soul, That's why I said probably, but it could be a sign.

I do not think animals have souls. Only human beings. Soul is what makes us a human being. Otherwise we are just like animals, mechanically working flesh of chemicals.

We need a definition of what is soul, and what is his function. Obviously soul does not mean life. But it does not mean human too. Why should we think animals or insects don't have souls ? Allah knows best indeed.

 

[Masuma]

Yes, I agree with this. movement does not imply the existence of soul, That's why I said probably, but it could be a sign.


We need a definition of what is soul, and what is his function. Obviously soul does not mean life. But it does not mean human too. Why should we think animals or insects don't have souls ? Allah knows best indeed.

Clearly!

I once asked Atheists on another forum about what they think of souls and it was at this time that i came to know of how little i knew about it.

It's not like a human body is some vessel that is filled up with soul...etc

The actual knowledge is with Allah. :statisfie

 

[CosmicPathos]

Yes, I agree with this. movement does not imply the existence of soul, That's why I said probably, but it could be a sign.


We need a definition of what is soul, and what is his function. Obviously soul does not mean life. But it does not mean human too. Why should we think animals or insects don't have souls ? Allah knows best indeed.

soul means Roo7. I believe that Allah blew Roo7 only in Adam as.

 

[marwen]

soul means Roo7. I believe that Allah blew Roo7 only in Adam as.

Yes true, that's mentioned in the quran and that shows humans have roo7 (soul). But the quran says also :
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"And (appoint him) an apostle to the Children of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God's leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by God's leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe;
Can't this be understood as Roo7 being blown into a bird ? like Adam (as), it shows animals need a soul too. no ?

 

[Masuma]

Yes true, that's mentioned in the quran and that shows humans have roo7 (soul). But the quran says also :
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"And (appoint him) an apostle to the Children of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God's leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by God's leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe;
Can't this be understood as Roo7 being blown into a bird ? like Adam (as), it shows animals need a soul too. no ?

no but hazrat Esa breathing into a bird means he (a.s) breathed soul in it by Allah's leave? :-\

And what about plants? do they have souls?

 

[cat eyes]

yeah but some creatures don't have soul i guess. :-\

and what if the insects are all around ready to sting you any moment you turn your face away from them?!

But yeah we shouldn't kill them if it can be avoided and SHOULD be avoided! imsad

lol sis i know how u feel i don't like killing insects either but they freak me out sometimes

I showed mercy to a spider before and allowed him to leave my bathroom peacefully but he took for ages to leave:mmokay: he was only little so i felt lot pity for him

i don't know whether they have souls or not but put it this way if i don't like spiders in the dunya i won't be to happy about seeing them when i die either :scared:

 

[Masuma]

its not directly related but Dr. Zakir explains about the concept of soul in Islam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh9J_ltgMXM

 

[Salahudeen]

I don't think they have souls because animals have been cloned and were living, like dolly the sheep. but they die after 3 months or something. But I think it would not work with a human cos you'd need a soul.

 

[marwen]

no but hazrat Esa breathing into a bird means he (a.s) breathed soul in it by Allah's leave? :-\

Yes, you're correct sister.

And what about plants? do they have souls?

I think not.

The report narrated by al-Bukhaari (5963) and Muslim (2110) from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him), who said: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, ‘Whoever makes an image in this world will be told to breathe life into it in the Day of Resurrection, and he will not be able to do so.’” The prohibition mentioned in this hadeeth has to do with animate objects. What confirms this interpretation is that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him), who was the narrator of this hadeeth, issued a fatwa permitting the drawing of trees and inanimate objects, as was narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari (2225) and Saheeh Muslim (2110) from Sa’eed ibn Abi’l-Hasan, who said: “I was with Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) when a man came to him and said, ‘O Ibn ‘Abbaas, I am a man who earns a living by the work of my hands, and I make these pictures (or images).’ Ibn ‘Abbaas said: ‘I will only tell you what I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, and I heard him say, “Whoever makes an image in this world will be punished until he breathes life into it, and he will never be able to do so.’’ The man became very upset and his face turned pale. He – meaning Ibn ‘Abbaas – said, ‘Woe to you! If you insist on making them (images), then you can make images of these trees and everything that does not have a soul.’”

source ..

 

[Masuma]

I think not.

He – meaning Ibn ‘Abbaas – said, ‘Woe to you! If you insist on making them (images), then you can make images of these trees and everything that does not have a soul.’”

source ..

but we should first confirm. what if Prophet was not including trees in the category of soul-less creatures?

 

[Masuma]

Yes, you're correct sister.


I think not.

source ..

I think Dr. Zakir Naik's saying that only humans have soul? Right? :-\
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh9J_ltgMXM

 

[marwen]

but we should first confirm. what if Prophet was not including trees in the category of soul-less creatures?

Yes, true, that's Ibnu Abbas's interpretation. But you know who is Ibnu Abbas (ra) ! he's one of the most reliable sahabas, and Allah gave him a great understanding of deen. I don't say he can't be wrong, but he can see things that we don't see.