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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Killing Cats with Poison

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Question:
In some areas, people kill cats by putting poison in a piece of meat and throwing it to the cats, may Allah keep you safe. What is your opinion of this action?

Answer:
If these cats are harmful, there is nothing wrong with killing them to ward off their harm. However, if they are not harmful, it is not permissible to kill them. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-032-الصيام آداب و أحكام|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:44)

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