A monsoon night in Sylhet; it had rained all day. Climbing the stairs, Maria heard a thin crying from below. Peering down, she found a soaked kitten, shivering.
She ran to fetch her father. With an old towel and a cardboard box he made a little shelter under the stairs. Maria brought a bowl of milk.
Her little brother asked: 'It isn't even our cat — why go to all this trouble?' Their father said: 'Allah provides for every creature. When someone eases an animal's suffering, Allah is pleased.'
By morning the rain had stopped. The kitten sat stretching in the sun. To Maria, that morning seemed a little brighter than others.
۞ وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٖ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ رِزۡقُهَا وَيَعۡلَمُ مُسۡتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسۡتَوۡدَعَهَاۚ كُلّٞ فِي كِتَٰبٖ مُّبِينٖ
“And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allāh is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of storage. All is in a clear register.”
Surah Hud 11:6
Translation: Saheeh International (QuranEnc)