The ruling on expelling harmful cats from the home
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Question:
This questioner says: We have a group of cats in our home, Honorable Shaykh, and they are harming us with their filth. What is the wisdom, Honorable Shaykh, in expelling them? And is there anything required of us in that?
Answer:
If they are harmful, they are to be expelled; indeed, they are to be killed. If their harm cannot be averted except by killing them, then they are to be killed to avert their evil. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: We have a group of cats in our home, Honorable Shaykh, and they are harming us with their filth. What is the wisdom, Honorable Shaykh, in expelling them? And is there anything required of us in that?
Answer:
If they are harmful, they are to be expelled; indeed, they are to be killed. If their harm cannot be averted except by killing them, then they are to be killed to avert their evil. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/124 — archive.org (3:46)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.