The Ruling on Raising Predatory Animals, Monkeys, and Snakes in the House
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on buying and keeping these animals and raising them in the house, namely leopards and lions?
The Shaykh:
Predatory animals are not permissible, and dogs are not permissible to bring into the house. Yes.
The questioner:
And as for snakes, they say.
The Shaykh:
What good are they to you if they bite you? What do you want with snakes? Yes.
The questioner:
It goes on, and as for monkeys.
The Shaykh:
Nor are monkeys permissible; whatever benefit you derive from them, all of these are also impure. Yes.
The questioner:
And finally, may Allah preserve you, the parrot, O long-lived one, the parrot.
The Shaykh:
Birds, yes. There is nothing wrong with birds. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on buying and keeping these animals and raising them in the house, namely leopards and lions?
The Shaykh:
Predatory animals are not permissible, and dogs are not permissible to bring into the house. Yes.
The questioner:
And as for snakes, they say.
The Shaykh:
What good are they to you if they bite you? What do you want with snakes? Yes.
The questioner:
It goes on, and as for monkeys.
The Shaykh:
Nor are monkeys permissible; whatever benefit you derive from them, all of these are also impure. Yes.
The questioner:
And finally, may Allah preserve you, the parrot, O long-lived one, the parrot.
The Shaykh:
Birds, yes. There is nothing wrong with birds. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2757] حكم تربية الحيوانات المفترسة والقرود والأفاعي في البيوت - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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