The Blessing that Allah Placed in Sheep Compared to the Dogs
On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه), who said: I am amazed at dogs and sheep. Each year so many sheep are slaughtered (for Ud’hiyah) and Hady. One dog gives birth to so many puppies (at a time). Yet, there are more sheep than there are dogs.
[Sahih Al-Adab Al-Mufrad no. 447]
Sh. Abdur-Razzaq Al-Al-Badr said in explanation of the Hadith: The sheep does not bear except one or two offspring in most cases. As for dogs, they bear five, six, seven, etc. Yet, when we look at the reality, the sheep are many more than the dogs. This is from the blessing that Allah has placed within the sheep. Sub’han-Allah.
Lesson in Explanation of Al-Adab Al-Mufrad