Killing Flying Insects by Electric Shock
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Question:
The questioner. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to kill flying insects by burning them using an electric device?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a problem. I mean, electric shock—this is burning. We have been forbidden from killing by fire. We are forbidden from killing by fire. Kill with something else; kill by spraying with something, or by fumigation. With lethal fumes, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to kill flying insects by burning them using an electric device?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a problem. I mean, electric shock—this is burning. We have been forbidden from killing by fire. We are forbidden from killing by fire. Kill with something else; kill by spraying with something, or by fumigation. With lethal fumes, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح منظومة الآداب الشرعية، حكم الحيوانات - حكم الأكل والمساجد — islamhouse.com (1:00:43)
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