The ruling on selling trained cats and birds
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
Cats fall under the category of dogs. Cats fall under the category of dogs. It is said that keeping cats in the house is permissible, but they are not to be sold, because they fall under a type of dog, the rest of the predatory animals. Except for what the Shari'ah has excluded for hunting: trained birds, the falcon, the goshawk, and the lanner, the birds by which prey is caught, the birds of prey you know, the birds of prey, or the dogs by which prey is caught. It is permissible to keep these, but it is not permissible to sell them, as mentioned before. It is not permissible to sell falcons or goshawks; it is not permissible to sell them, but it is permissible to use them. Yes.
The questioner:
Or something is revealed regarding the rights of Allah upon his household.
The Shaykh:
Some scholars hold that it is permissible to sell trained birds used for hunting, saying that there is no prohibition regarding them; the prohibition came regarding the dog, and Allah knows best.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
Cats fall under the category of dogs. Cats fall under the category of dogs. It is said that keeping cats in the house is permissible, but they are not to be sold, because they fall under a type of dog, the rest of the predatory animals. Except for what the Shari'ah has excluded for hunting: trained birds, the falcon, the goshawk, and the lanner, the birds by which prey is caught, the birds of prey you know, the birds of prey, or the dogs by which prey is caught. It is permissible to keep these, but it is not permissible to sell them, as mentioned before. It is not permissible to sell falcons or goshawks; it is not permissible to sell them, but it is permissible to use them. Yes.
The questioner:
Or something is revealed regarding the rights of Allah upon his household.
The Shaykh:
Some scholars hold that it is permissible to sell trained birds used for hunting, saying that there is no prohibition regarding them; the prohibition came regarding the dog, and Allah knows best.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب البيوع : باب شروطه وما نهي عنه منه — islamhouse.com (1:06:25)
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