Selling Cats, Keeping Them, and Selling Forbidden Animals
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Question:
Two sections, or rather, in some of the small examples, we place yourself on what is in the mosque after I have worked.
Answer:
It is not permissible to buy cats, nor is it permissible to buy monkeys, pigs, or snakes and vipers. All of this is not permissible because these are forbidden animals. Impure animals. Monkeys are impure.
As for cats, they are pure, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said that they are not from us, but it is not permissible to sell them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the price of a dog and forbade the price of a cat, but it is permissible to keep them. It is permissible to keep a cat because it is pure, whereas keeping anything other than a cat is not permissible.
It is not permissible to keep a dog in the house; only a cat is permissible, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding a woman who entered the Fire because of a cat she had. She was mean to it, meaning she kept it in a state of neglect. It is permissible to keep a cat because there is a benefit in it, such as eating the neighbors' [garbage] and purifying the house from insects. There is a benefit in keeping a cat, so it is permissible to keep it, but it is not permissible to sell it. Understood.
The presenter:
Yes.
Two sections, or rather, in some of the small examples, we place yourself on what is in the mosque after I have worked.
Answer:
It is not permissible to buy cats, nor is it permissible to buy monkeys, pigs, or snakes and vipers. All of this is not permissible because these are forbidden animals. Impure animals. Monkeys are impure.
As for cats, they are pure, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said that they are not from us, but it is not permissible to sell them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the price of a dog and forbade the price of a cat, but it is permissible to keep them. It is permissible to keep a cat because it is pure, whereas keeping anything other than a cat is not permissible.
It is not permissible to keep a dog in the house; only a cat is permissible, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding a woman who entered the Fire because of a cat she had. She was mean to it, meaning she kept it in a state of neglect. It is permissible to keep a cat because there is a benefit in it, such as eating the neighbors' [garbage] and purifying the house from insects. There is a benefit in keeping a cat, so it is permissible to keep it, but it is not permissible to sell it. Understood.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب شروطه وما نهي عنه منه - 3 — islamhouse.com (58:57)
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