The ruling on killing harmful dogs by way of torture
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Question:
Umm Ahmad from Abha says: My father has agricultural land, and the dogs always sleep in the farm and in the crops, ruining them. One day, my father saw a dog with five puppies. He took the five small dogs, put them in a bag, tied them up, and placed them in a sanitary drain. After that, my father feared that this action might be forbidden. What is the Shaykh’s opinion in your view regarding this?
Answer:
Yes, a harmful animal that cannot be driven away except by killing it is to be killed, but it must not be killed by a torturous method; rather, it is to be killed by a comfortable method. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1409Sahih (Darussalam) So what the questioner did is a great error. He must repent to Allah and seek forgiveness, and not return to such an action.
Umm Ahmad from Abha says: My father has agricultural land, and the dogs always sleep in the farm and in the crops, ruining them. One day, my father saw a dog with five puppies. He took the five small dogs, put them in a bag, tied them up, and placed them in a sanitary drain. After that, my father feared that this action might be forbidden. What is the Shaykh’s opinion in your view regarding this?
Answer:
Yes, a harmful animal that cannot be driven away except by killing it is to be killed, but it must not be killed by a torturous method; rather, it is to be killed by a comfortable method. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed Allah has decreed Ihsan in everything. So when you kill, then do the killing well, and when you slaughter, then do the slaughtering well.
إن الله كتب الإحسان على كل شيء، فإذا قتلتم فأحسنوا القتلة، وإذا ذبحتم فأحسنوا الذبحة،Let each of you sharpen his blade and show mercy to the animal he slaughters.
ليحد أحدكم شطرته وليرح ذبيحته
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