Killing a bird or a cat by mistake, and when it is permissible to kill an animal
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The questioner:
He says: May Allah bless you. I killed a bird and some cats by mistake, and I repented to Allah. What is required of me now?
The Shaykh:
You owe nothing, yes.
The questioner:
When is it permissible to kill
The Shaykh:
the harmful one? It is permissible to kill the harmful one among birds and animals in order to repel its harm. As for that which does not cause harm, it is not permissible to kill it. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
He says: May Allah bless you. I killed a bird and some cats by mistake, and I repented to Allah. What is required of me now?
The Shaykh:
You owe nothing, yes.
The questioner:
When is it permissible to kill
The Shaykh:
the harmful one? It is permissible to kill the harmful one among birds and animals in order to repel its harm. As for that which does not cause harm, it is not permissible to kill it. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/241 — archive.org (14:15)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.