Is an expiation obligatory for one who causes the death of an animal?
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Question:
Now we have a call from Khalid from Abha. Go ahead, Khalid. Peace be upon you, Honorable Shaykh. And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you in good health. I have a question. We have many cats, and we threw them far away from us to some people who feed them. But the cat ran away and left her kittens. We went to them after a week and asked about them, and they had died. Do we have an expiation or anything of this sort, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
If the death was due to you, then you are sinful, but you do not have an expiation. You must seek forgiveness and not return to such a thing. Yes.
Now we have a call from Khalid from Abha. Go ahead, Khalid. Peace be upon you, Honorable Shaykh. And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you in good health. I have a question. We have many cats, and we threw them far away from us to some people who feed them. But the cat ran away and left her kittens. We went to them after a week and asked about them, and they had died. Do we have an expiation or anything of this sort, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
If the death was due to you, then you are sinful, but you do not have an expiation. You must seek forgiveness and not return to such a thing. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2657 هل تلزم الكفارة من تسبب في موت شيء من الحيوانات؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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