Is it permissible to kill flying insects by burning them with an electric device?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible to kill flying insects by burning them with an electric device?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a problem. I mean, electrocution—electrocution by electricity is burning. We have been forbidden from killing by fire. We have been forbidden from killing by fire. Kill them with something other than electrocution. Kill them by spraying; spray them with something, or by fumigation with lethal fumes. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible to kill flying insects by burning them with an electric device?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a problem. I mean, electrocution—electrocution by electricity is burning. We have been forbidden from killing by fire. We have been forbidden from killing by fire. Kill them with something other than electrocution. Kill them by spraying; spray them with something, or by fumigation with lethal fumes. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [402 -954] هل يباح قتل الحشرات الطائرة عن طريق الإحراق بواسطة الجهاز الكهربائي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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