If I have a black cat inside the firewood and it causes me harm, and I drive it away and it returns, is it permissible for me to kill it?
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The Shaykh : Al-Riyadh al-Khudra.
The questioner : Your Eminence. May Allah reward you with good. He says:The questioner : If I have a black cat inside the firewood and it causes me harm, and I drive it away and it returns, is it permissible for me to kill it?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the ruling?
The Shaykh : Yes. The ruling is that if it harms you, kill it, because every harmful creature is to be killed, even human beings who spread corruption on earth are to be killed. So how much more so a cat? If it harms you and you drive it out and it does not stop—meaning, it does not refrain—then you may kill it. Yes.
The questioner : Your Eminence. May Allah reward you with good. He says:The questioner : If I have a black cat inside the firewood and it causes me harm, and I drive it away and it returns, is it permissible for me to kill it?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the ruling?
The Shaykh : Yes. The ruling is that if it harms you, kill it, because every harmful creature is to be killed, even human beings who spread corruption on earth are to be killed. So how much more so a cat? If it harms you and you drive it out and it does not stop—meaning, it does not refrain—then you may kill it. Yes.