The Ruling on Killing Harmful Cats
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Question:
The questioner says in his question: Honorable Shaykh, the sender, Maim, says: We have harmful cats in our house. They enter the house, take some things, and frighten us. We have tried to get them to leave and attempted to drive them out, but they did not go out to the street. Is it permissible for us to kill them with poison or by placing some glass in a piece of meat?
Answer:
If the cats are harming you, and you have tried to drive them away but they did not leave, and they are causing you apparent harm, then it is permissible for you to kill them in order to repel the harm. However, you must kill them in the easiest way possible. Do not kill them with something that tortures them, but rather kill them with something that kills them quickly. Yes.
The questioner says in his question: Honorable Shaykh, the sender, Maim, says: We have harmful cats in our house. They enter the house, take some things, and frighten us. We have tried to get them to leave and attempted to drive them out, but they did not go out to the street. Is it permissible for us to kill them with poison or by placing some glass in a piece of meat?
Answer:
If the cats are harming you, and you have tried to drive them away but they did not leave, and they are causing you apparent harm, then it is permissible for you to kill them in order to repel the harm. However, you must kill them in the easiest way possible. Do not kill them with something that tortures them, but rather kill them with something that kills them quickly. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6004- حكم قتل القطط المؤذية - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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