The Camel Who Cried and the Mother Bird
6 min · Ages 4–12 · Prophet Muhammad ﷺ · Free Story
The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, comforts a sad camel and helps a worried mother bird, and he tells of a man who gives water to a thirsty dog. These true hadith teach us to be gentle and merciful to every living thing. Even a small kindness, like a bowl of water, counts with Allah.
The Prophet comforted a sad camel, and he told us about a man who gave a thirsty dog water from his shoe. Allah sees every kindness, even the very small ones.
Try today: Put out a bowl of fresh water for an animal, with a grown-up.
How the Story begins
Three animals needed kindness, and tonight we will hear a true story about each one. They come from the words of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and of the people who were with him, kept safe for us in the books of hadith. They are about a sad camel, a worried mother bird, and a very thirsty dog. Let’s begin.
The first story was told by Abdullah, the son of Ja’far. One day, Abdullah was riding behind the Prophet on his animal. They came to a garden of date palms that belonged to a man from the Ansar, the Muslims of Madinah. The Prophet went into the garden. It was shady there, and green, and the palm leaves rustled softly in the breeze.
In that garden there was a camel. And when the camel saw the Prophet, it began to make a soft, sad, longing sound, and tears ran from its eyes. Have you ever seen an animal that looked sad? Maybe a dog with its head down, or a cat that would not eat? This camel was very sad indeed.
The Story has 17 Pages. The rest is narrated in the app.
This Story is free in Munira. Narrated Page by Page over hand-drawn Scenes, then a picture Quiz and one Moral to carry into tomorrow. Bedtime Mode dims the screen and fades the narration to silence.
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Sources
Retold from Sunan Abi Dawud 2549 (sahih) and 2675 (sahih: al-Albani; hasan: al-Arna'ut); Sahih al-Bukhari 2363; with Surah Al-An'am 6:38, Hud 11:6, and Sunan Abi Dawud 4941 (sahih)
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