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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Killing Harmful Dogs

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The second question of Fatwa No. ( 21264 )
Q 2: What is the religious view on killing harmful dogs , and some harmful animals that damage crops, such as sleeping in them, urinating in them, and running through them, which leads to their destruction? Is killing them forbidden?
A 2: It is permissible to kill harmful dogs to repel their harm; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
There are five kinds of vermin which may be killed out and inside the Haramخمس فواسق يقتلن في الحل والحرم
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2881Sahih (Darussalam)
… and he mentioned among them the biting dog.
Source www.alifta.gov.sa

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