Is it permissible to keep animals and birds in confinement while feeding them?
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Question:
What is the ruling on keeping animals and birds for the purpose of recreation and entertainment?
Answer:
If he provides it with the water and food it requires—providing the birds with food to eat and giving them water, and not shortchanging them in anything—then there is no harm. However, if the bird is harmed by thirst or harmed by hunger, this is forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 379 Sahih Muslim 2242a So whoever keeps a bird or keeps an animal must provide it with what it needs, namely water and food. Yes.
What is the ruling on keeping animals and birds for the purpose of recreation and entertainment?
Answer:
If he provides it with the water and food it requires—providing the birds with food to eat and giving them water, and not shortchanging them in anything—then there is no harm. However, if the bird is harmed by thirst or harmed by hunger, this is forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A woman punished her cat by imprisoning it
صلى الله عليه وسلم دخلت النار امرأة في هرة حبستهاShe had not provided it with food, or drink, and had not freed her so that she could eat the vermin of the earth.
لا هي أطعمتها ولا هي تركتها تأكل من خشاش الأرض،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز حبس الحيوانات والطيور مع إطعامها؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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