Is it permissible to burn ants if they are harmful?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If the ants are harming me, is it permissible for me to burn them with fire?
Answer:
If they cannot be repelled except by burning, then yes, it is permissible. But if they can be repelled by means other than burning, then burning is not permissible. No one is to be tortured by fire except the Lord of the Fire. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If the ants are harming me, is it permissible for me to burn them with fire?
Answer:
If they cannot be repelled except by burning, then yes, it is permissible. But if they can be repelled by means other than burning, then burning is not permissible. No one is to be tortured by fire except the Lord of the Fire. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 930- هل يجوز حرق النمل إذا كان مؤذيًا؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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