My sheep are afflicted with certain diseases, so I slaughter them out of mercy for them and throw them to the dogs. Is that permissible?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a man who owns sheep, and my sheep are afflicted with certain diseases, so I slaughter them and throw them to the dogs. May Allah prolong your life, is that permissible? Or is it not permissible, since I am showing them mercy by saving them from suffering due to the disease?
Answer:
No, they say it is not permissible to slaughter an animal except for eating it. As for if you do not intend to eat it, leave it; let it die on its own. You are not more merciful to it than Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a man who owns sheep, and my sheep are afflicted with certain diseases, so I slaughter them and throw them to the dogs. May Allah prolong your life, is that permissible? Or is it not permissible, since I am showing them mercy by saving them from suffering due to the disease?
Answer:
No, they say it is not permissible to slaughter an animal except for eating it. As for if you do not intend to eat it, leave it; let it die on its own. You are not more merciful to it than Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [740 -939] تصاب أغنامي ببعض الأمراض فأقوم بذبحها رحمةً بها ورميها للكلاب فهل يجوز ذلك؟ — youtube.com
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