The Ruling on Killing the Five Nuisances If They Do Not Harm

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Regarding the five noxious creatures that are killed in the sacred precinct and outside it, if they do not cause harm, is killing them permissible, recommended, or disliked?

Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered their killing absolutely, and the matter with them, and what is known about them, is that they cause harm. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered their killing in general, so they are killed in execution of his order (peace and blessings be upon him). And the fact that some of them may not cause harm on this occasion does not change their nature; they are harmful. Is it said that the snake does not cause harm, or the scorpion? Or the rat? Or is it said that the vicious dog does not cause harm? The matter with it is that it causes harm, but if it happens that in some instances no harm comes from it, this does not remove from it the description of being a transgressor.

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