The ruling on keeping animals without feeding them
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Question:
The sister says: I have a child who is nine years old. He keeps some animals, and we forget to feed these animals or give them water, so they die. Do we sin by doing this?
Answer:
Yes, you are sinful for doing this. In the authentic hadith, a woman entered the FireSahih al-Bukhari 2365, Sahih Muslim 2242a. This contains a severe warning, and it is not permissible to keep animals or birds unless you provide them with enough water or food. Yes.
The sister says: I have a child who is nine years old. He keeps some animals, and we forget to feed these animals or give them water, so they die. Do we sin by doing this?
Answer:
Yes, you are sinful for doing this. In the authentic hadith, a woman entered the Fire
A woman was tortured and was put in Hell because of a cat which she had kept locked till it died
امرأة في هرة حبستها حتى ماتتShe had not provided it with food, or drink, and had not freed her so that she could eat the vermin of the earth.
فلا هي أطعمتها ولا هي تركتها تأكل من خشاش الأرض
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 26 / فتاوى على الهواء - 05 11 1434هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (41:44)
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