What is the ruling on allowing a young child to play and chase the birds of the Haram?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When I go to the Haram, my young son chases the birds of the Haram, and I do not stop him. So a person rebuked me.
The Shaykh:
And what else?
The questioner:
I do not stop him, so a person rebuked me and said: It is obligatory for you to stop him, even if he is young.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is obligatory for you to stop him. One does not drive away the game in the Haram; the game of the Haram is not to be driven away, so this is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When I go to the Haram, my young son chases the birds of the Haram, and I do not stop him. So a person rebuked me.
The Shaykh:
And what else?
The questioner:
I do not stop him, so a person rebuked me and said: It is obligatory for you to stop him, even if he is young.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is obligatory for you to stop him. One does not drive away the game in the Haram; the game of the Haram is not to be driven away, so this is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1934 -3022] ما حكم السماح للولد الصغير باللعب ومطاردة حمام الحرم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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