Killing Insects That Do Not Harm
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to kill all the insects he sees, even if they do not harm him?
Answer:
It is not permissible except to kill the one that harms; as for the one that does not harm, it is not to be killed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to kill all the insects he sees, even if they do not harm him?
Answer:
It is not permissible except to kill the one that harms; as for the one that does not harm, it is not to be killed. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إقطاع المعادن — islamhouse.com (1:11:40)
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