How do Muslims treat the environment?

Answer 1

Muslims are required by Islam religion to take care of the environment, maintain its cleanliness, and not to spoil the land, water, and air. Muslims are required to be kind to animals. They are required not to cut a tree and required to spread green area.

Quran says:

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ ﴿١١﴾

(Meaning English translation):

"... Do not cause corruption on the earth, ..." [Quran, chapter 2, verse 11]

and says:

وَإِذَا تَوَلَّىٰ سَعَىٰ فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيُفْسِدَ فِيهَا وَيُهْلِكَ الْحَرْثَ وَالنَّسْلَ وَاللَّـهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفَسَادَ ﴿البقرة: ٢٠٥﴾

"And when he goes away, he strives throughout the land to cause corruption therein and destroy crops and animals. And Allah does not like corruption. (205)"

(Quran, chapter 2, verse 205)

and says:

تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا

فَسَادًا وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿القصص: ٨٣﴾

"That home of the Hereafter We assign to those who do not desire exaltedness upon the earth or corruption. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous. (83)"

(Quran, chapter 28, verse 83)

Muslims are even required to be kind to animals and are forbidden to hurt them.

Once the Prophet Muhammad (peace upon him) said: {A woman was punished because she imprisoned a cat until it died. On account of this, she was doomed to Hell. While she imprisoned it, she did not give the cat food or drink, nor did she free it to eat the insects of the earth.}

He also said that a man gave a very thirsty dog a drink, so God forgave his sins for this action. The Prophet was asked, "Messenger of God, are we rewarded for kindness towards animals?" He said: {There is a reward for kindness to every living animal or human.}

They explicitly commanded in Quran and taught by prophet Muhammad (PBUH) not to spoil the evironment, water, air, or soild. They are commanded not to cut a tree (at no urgent potential reason) or poison water.

Answer 2

It is a Muslims duty to look after the world and the environment. It is sinful to waste resources such as water and food.