REPENTANCE

Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:

Allah is more pleased with the repentance of a servant as he turns towards Him for repentance than one among you upon a camel in a waterless desert when (that camel) with his provision of food and drink is lost by him, and he, having lost all hope (to get it,) lies down in the shadow disappointed about his camel, and there suddenly he finds that camel standing before him. He takes hold of his nose string and then out of boundless joy says: O Lord, You are my servant and I am Your Lord. He commits this mistake out of extreme delight.

Hadith number in Sahih Muslim [Arabic only]: 4932

The recovering

The Prophet (May peace be upon him) said:

'' Healing is in three things: cupping, a gulp of honey or cauterization,(branding with fire) but I forbid my followers to use cauterization (branding with fire).

Sahih Al-Bukhari

THE MERIT OF SUPPLYING WATER AND FOOD TO ANIMALS

Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:

A man suffered from intense thirst while on a journey, then he found a well. He climbed down into it and drank (water) and when he came out he saw a dog lolling its tongue and eating the moistened earth out of thirst.
The man said: This dog has suffered from thirst as I had. So he climbed down into the well, filled his shoe with water, then caught it in his mouth until he climbed up and let the dog drink it. Allah appreciated this act of his and pardoned him. Then (the Companions around him) said: Allah's Messenger, is there for us a reward even for (serving) such animals?
He said: Yes, there is a reward for service to every living animal.


Hadith number in Sahih Muslim [Arabic only]: 4162