Is it permissible to use an electric device to kill mosquitoes?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to use an electric device to kill mosquitoes? Because it has been said that this falls under the category of torture by fire, and therefore it is not permissible?
Answer:
In cases of dire necessity and pressing need, if the harm cannot be repelled except by this means, there is nothing wrong with it. If it cannot be repelled, or if there is nothing that can take the place of this, there is nothing wrong with it, because he is repelling harm from himself. However, there are insecticides and other things besides electricity, so he should use those.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to use an electric device to kill mosquitoes? Because it has been said that this falls under the category of torture by fire, and therefore it is not permissible?
Answer:
In cases of dire necessity and pressing need, if the harm cannot be repelled except by this means, there is nothing wrong with it. If it cannot be repelled, or if there is nothing that can take the place of this, there is nothing wrong with it, because he is repelling harm from himself. However, there are insecticides and other things besides electricity, so he should use those.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1988 -3022] هل يجوز استعمال الآلة الكهربائية لقتل البعوض؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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