The Ruling on Killing a Snake and Burning It During the Daytime of Ramadan
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The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
May goodness be upon everyone. You may speak. Yes, Shaykh Salih is with you, please go ahead. Shaykh, on the first days of Ramadan, I came near the house and found a snake, so I slaughtered it. After I slaughtered it, I burned it in the fire. Do I owe anything, an expiation, or is there nothing?
The Shaykh:
What is he saying?
The questioner:
He says: On the first day of Ramadan, while he was fasting, when he entered the area around the house, he found a snake, so he killed it and burned it. Does that affect his fast, or is there anything else, or does he sin?
The Shaykh:
He is not rewarded for this because he killed a harmful creature. Yes. So he is rewarded for this. But burning it in the fire is unnecessary. If it was alive, it is not permissible to torment it with fire. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1409Sahih (Darussalam). You see in it a turning away.
The presenter:
Good. Thank you, my dear brother. Thank you, may Allah bless you.
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
May goodness be upon everyone. You may speak. Yes, Shaykh Salih is with you, please go ahead. Shaykh, on the first days of Ramadan, I came near the house and found a snake, so I slaughtered it. After I slaughtered it, I burned it in the fire. Do I owe anything, an expiation, or is there nothing?
The Shaykh:
What is he saying?
The questioner:
He says: On the first day of Ramadan, while he was fasting, when he entered the area around the house, he found a snake, so he killed it and burned it. Does that affect his fast, or is there anything else, or does he sin?
The Shaykh:
He is not rewarded for this because he killed a harmful creature. Yes. So he is rewarded for this. But burning it in the fire is unnecessary. If it was alive, it is not permissible to torment it with fire. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
So when you kill, then do the killing well, and when you slaughter, then do the slaughtering well.
إذا قتلتم فأحسنوا القتلة، وإذا ذبحتم فأحسنوا الذبحةThe presenter:
Good. Thank you, my dear brother. Thank you, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 14-10-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (17:49)
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