The Ruling on Killing Harmful Cats
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Question:
Moving on to this question from Umm 'Ali from Yemen. She says: I intentionally killed three cats, knowing that they were causing harm in the kitchen, so I trapped them and killed them. Now I am regretful. Have I committed a sin in this action?
Answer:
If its harm cannot be repelled except by killing it, then you may do so. There is nothing on you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you and reward you.
Moving on to this question from Umm 'Ali from Yemen. She says: I intentionally killed three cats, knowing that they were causing harm in the kitchen, so I trapped them and killed them. Now I am regretful. Have I committed a sin in this action?
Answer:
If its harm cannot be repelled except by killing it, then you may do so. There is nothing on you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you and reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/205 — archive.org (6:17)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.