What is the ruling on what children do in driving away the birds of the Haram?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what some people do in frightening and driving away the birds that are widespread near the Haram, is that from the forbidden driving away, even if it is not with the intention of hunting? He says: And should children be forbidden from doing that, or should they be left alone? Driving them away, merely driving them away.
Answer:
It is forbidden. One does not drive away its prey, as in the hadith. The birds are driven away, and no one else, except that they are forbidden from doing that. Their guardian and whoever sees them should forbid them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what some people do in frightening and driving away the birds that are widespread near the Haram, is that from the forbidden driving away, even if it is not with the intention of hunting? He says: And should children be forbidden from doing that, or should they be left alone? Driving them away, merely driving them away.
Answer:
It is forbidden. One does not drive away its prey, as in the hadith
The authentic one, so it is not permissible for him to
الصحيح، فلا يجوز له أن
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [907 -2802] ما حكم ما يقوم به الأطفال من تنفير حمام الحرم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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