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The Ruling on Selling and Buying Cats

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on selling and buying cats?

Answer:
It is forbidden. Selling cats is forbidden, just like selling dogs. It came in the hadith:
forbade the price of catsنهى عن ثمن السنور
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4295
Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الفرائض — islamhouse.com (1:06:17)

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