The Ruling on Eating Cats, Selling Them, and Killing Them
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Question:
The questioner asked the Shaykh: Is it permissible to eat cats? And is it permissible to wash them, given the harm they cause in homes?
Answer:
Cats are among the impure things, so it is not permissible to eat them; they are among the impure things. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the price of a cat, indeed, because it is among the impure things, the cat. As for killing them, it is permissible if they are harmful, if they are harmful and their harm cannot be repelled except by killing them, then they are killed to repel their harm.
The questioner asked the Shaykh: Is it permissible to eat cats? And is it permissible to wash them, given the harm they cause in homes?
Answer:
Cats are among the impure things, so it is not permissible to eat them; they are among the impure things. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the price of a cat, indeed, because it is among the impure things, the cat. As for killing them, it is permissible if they are harmful, if they are harmful and their harm cannot be repelled except by killing them, then they are killed to repel their harm.
Source
أكل القطط وقتلها — alfawzan.live
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