Is it permissible to burn harmful insects with fire if there is no way to repel them other than burning them?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: There are insects present in the house, hiding in the cracks of the walls. They are present in great numbers and are harmful to humans and animals, especially chickens. They transfer to humans and harm them. We used many medicines, but they did not help. Finally, we burned them with fire. Is this action forbidden, because only the Lord of the Fire is to be punished by fire?
Answer:
If there is nothing to repel their harm, and they are harmful and you are harmed by them, and there is nothing to repel their harm except fire, then they are burned, and they have no sanctity in this case.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: There are insects present in the house, hiding in the cracks of the walls. They are present in great numbers and are harmful to humans and animals, especially chickens. They transfer to humans and harm them. We used many medicines, but they did not help. Finally, we burned them with fire. Is this action forbidden, because only the Lord of the Fire is to be punished by fire?
Answer:
If there is nothing to repel their harm, and they are harmful and you are harmed by them, and there is nothing to repel their harm except fire, then they are burned, and they have no sanctity in this case.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [382 -954] هل يجوز حرق الحشرات المؤذية بالنار إذا لم يوجد طريقة لدفعها غير حرقها؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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