When I was young, I intentionally killed a cat. Is there an expiation for that now?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When I was young, at the age of thirteen, I intentionally killed a cat. He says: My conscience still torments me. Is there an expiation for that?
Answer:
Even if you were a hundred years old, if you killed it, you would not be liable for compensation, as it is not a protected animal. However, you must repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and seek His forgiveness, and do not return to this. As for compensation, you are not liable for it, and there is no expiation for it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When I was young, at the age of thirteen, I intentionally killed a cat. He says: My conscience still torments me. Is there an expiation for that?
Answer:
Even if you were a hundred years old, if you killed it, you would not be liable for compensation, as it is not a protected animal. However, you must repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and seek His forgiveness, and do not return to this. As for compensation, you are not liable for it, and there is no expiation for it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2106 -3022] عندما كنت صغيراً قتلت هرة متعمداً فهل على كفارةٌ في ذلك الآن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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