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The ruling on killing stray dogs and cats without cause

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible for a person to kill stray dogs, or to kill cats without cause?

Answer:
No, it is not permissible to kill one that is not harmful. It is not permissible to kill one that does not harm. It has a right to life, unless it is harmful and its harm cannot be repelled except by killing it. Yes.
Source المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-01-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:07:47)

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