I have a rooster in my house, and the neighbors have complained about its crowing. Am I required to remove it?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have a rooster in my house, and the neighbors have complained about its crowing.
The Shaykh:
What does he have?
The questioner:
He has a rooster in his house. He says: The neighbors have complained about its crowing. Am I required to remove it? And is there a hadith regarding this?
The Shaykh:
They don’t want the adhan at all; I am afraid it will disturb them. No, this rooster, what is this? It alerts people to prayer. It alerts people to prayer. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) praised it and said, “Do not revile the rooster, for it wakes people for prayer.” These people may not even be praying. Yes. The rooster does not crow except at prayer times; that is well known. Yes.
The presenter:
And he says, may Allah preserve you: Is there a hadith that it crows when it sees the angels?
The Shaykh:
It sees what you do not see. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 39:83. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have a rooster in my house, and the neighbors have complained about its crowing.
The Shaykh:
What does he have?
The questioner:
He has a rooster in his house. He says: The neighbors have complained about its crowing. Am I required to remove it? And is there a hadith regarding this?
The Shaykh:
They don’t want the adhan at all; I am afraid it will disturb them. No, this rooster, what is this? It alerts people to prayer. It alerts people to prayer. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) praised it and said, “Do not revile the rooster, for it wakes people for prayer.” These people may not even be praying. Yes. The rooster does not crow except at prayer times; that is well known. Yes.
The presenter:
And he says, may Allah preserve you: Is there a hadith that it crows when it sees the angels?
The Shaykh:
It sees what you do not see. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
For it sees what you do not see
فإنها ترى ما لا ترون
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [575 -3022] عندي ديك في المنزل وقد اشتكى من صوته الجيران، فهل يلزمني إخراجه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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