The ruling on one who knocked down a wall onto cats without knowing
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: A person knocked a wall down onto a group of cats, and he did not know about these animals. Does he owe anything?
Answer:
He owes nothing in this case, because he did not do it intentionally. However, if he intentionally killed them while they were not harmful and without any reason, that is not permissible, and he would be sinful in doing so. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: A person knocked a wall down onto a group of cats, and he did not know about these animals. Does he owe anything?
Answer:
He owes nothing in this case, because he did not do it intentionally. However, if he intentionally killed them while they were not harmful and without any reason, that is not permissible, and he would be sinful in doing so. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (076) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-01-19] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (31:40)
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