The Ruling on Killing Ants and Trapping Snakes
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The questioner:
Regarding the summer season, ants multiply in houses, so if one kills them, he has done a good deed.
The Shaykh:
One does not kill the snake except if it is harmful, if it is in a place that harms them. As for if it is in a place that does not harm them, one does not touch it.
The questioner:
There are those who trap ants just as they trap snakes in houses.
The Shaykh:
It is beyond count. Indeed, the trapping is not for the snake, and then there is no trapping for ants.
The questioner:
Bashir. He says: Do not trap them. We trap you so that you do not go out. If you go out, we will kill you. If it repeats, do not kill.
The Shaykh:
Bashir. He says: Do not trap them. We trap you so that you do not go out. If you go out, we will kill you. If it repeats, do not kill.
Regarding the summer season, ants multiply in houses, so if one kills them, he has done a good deed.
The Shaykh:
One does not kill the snake except if it is harmful, if it is in a place that harms them. As for if it is in a place that does not harm them, one does not touch it.
The questioner:
There are those who trap ants just as they trap snakes in houses.
The Shaykh:
It is beyond count. Indeed, the trapping is not for the snake, and then there is no trapping for ants.
The questioner:
Bashir. He says: Do not trap them. We trap you so that you do not go out. If you go out, we will kill you. If it repeats, do not kill.
The Shaykh:
Bashir. He says: Do not trap them. We trap you so that you do not go out. If you go out, we will kill you. If it repeats, do not kill.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، كتاب الأطعمة — islamhouse.com (14:59)
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