<![CDATA[Environmental degradation and biodiversity loss pose significant challenges to ecological balance and sustainable development. While modern environmental science and regulatory frameworks provide essential mechanisms for addressing these challenges, religious ethics can offer complementary normative foundations for responsible environmental stewardship. This study examines how the Prophetic Hadith contributes to contemporary environmental discourse, particularly biodiversity conservation, animal welfare, water resource management, and protected-area governance. Using a qualitative analytical approach, it examines selected reports from major classical hadith collections, including Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī no. 2320, narrated by Anas ibn Mālik, on planting trees and cultivating crops as acts of charity; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim no. 1552b, narrated by Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh, on the benefits of planting for humans and animals; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī no. 2363, narrated by Abū Hurayrah, on providing water to a thirsty animal; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim no. 2242a, transmitted by ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar through Nāfiʿ, on the prohibition of neglecting animals; and Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī no. 2370, reporting through Ibn ʿAbbās from al-Ṣaʿb ibn Jaththāmah, on the concept of ḥimā as a designated protected area. The hadiths are analyzed thematically in relation to ecological responsibility, biodiversity conservation, sustainable resource use, and environmental governance. The findings indicate that these traditions articulate an ethical framework emphasizing care for living beings, the public significance of natural resources, and the protection of designated areas. The concept of ḥimā offers a historical precedent for examining the ethical foundations of contemporary protected-area management, although its institutional application requires contextual interpretation. Contribution:This study contributes an interdisciplinary framework connecting Prophetic environmental ethics with Sustainable Development Goals 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), 13 (Climate Action), and 15 (Life on Land). It argues that hadith-based ethics can complement, rather than replace, scientific evidence and modern environmental law in strengthening the normative foundations of sustainable environmental governance.]]>
