The Ruling on Raising a Cat
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Question:
Regarding, Your Eminence the Shaykh, raising a cat.
Answer:
There is no blame on him; if he raises it, there is nothing wrong with it; because it may provide companionship for the children, and it may help in removing the traces of the mouse; because it is dominant over the mouse. It may harm the mouse in the house, so if they let it loose, it will strive against this mouse for them and protect them from its harm. Yes.
Regarding, Your Eminence the Shaykh, raising a cat.
Answer:
There is no blame on him; if he raises it, there is nothing wrong with it; because it may provide companionship for the children, and it may help in removing the traces of the mouse; because it is dominant over the mouse. It may harm the mouse in the house, so if they let it loose, it will strive against this mouse for them and protect them from its harm. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب بيان زوال تطهيره — islamhouse.com (27:04)
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