Ruling on selling birds at high prices
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Some people are engaged in selling birds at high prices, and the price of a single bird can reach (60.
000) riyals, or (5000) riyals, or (10.
000) riyals. What is your opinion, Your Eminence?The Shaykh: What kind of bird is this? Is it a falcon?The questioner: Like pigeons.
They mentioned that there are certain types that are expensive, so the whole market is at this price. If this is what people desire, there is nothing wrong with it.
But as for pigeons, I fear that their value has not increased this much except for the sake of playing with them. Playing with pigeons is a waste of time, and wasting time is prohibited. Otherwise, what is the difference between a pigeon for five riyals and a pigeon for five thousand?The questioner: There is a type of pigeon that delivers messages to Dammam.And to Kuwait! The Shaykh: This was the case in the past when people relied on camels and donkeys. Now, messages are sent by fax and by telephone verbally, so there is no need for them now.
The questioner: And who is engaged in this, O Shaykh?The Shaykh: By Allah, I see that this is something to be feared as being a waste of money on one hand, and aiding in amusement on the other hand.
As for it being a waste of money, how can I spend five thousand on this pigeon? Perhaps a cat will come and eat it, or it will die of thirst, or something similar?
000) riyals, or (5000) riyals, or (10.
000) riyals. What is your opinion, Your Eminence?The Shaykh: What kind of bird is this? Is it a falcon?The questioner: Like pigeons.
They mentioned that there are certain types that are expensive, so the whole market is at this price. If this is what people desire, there is nothing wrong with it.
But as for pigeons, I fear that their value has not increased this much except for the sake of playing with them. Playing with pigeons is a waste of time, and wasting time is prohibited. Otherwise, what is the difference between a pigeon for five riyals and a pigeon for five thousand?The questioner: There is a type of pigeon that delivers messages to Dammam.And to Kuwait! The Shaykh: This was the case in the past when people relied on camels and donkeys. Now, messages are sent by fax and by telephone verbally, so there is no need for them now.
The questioner: And who is engaged in this, O Shaykh?The Shaykh: By Allah, I see that this is something to be feared as being a waste of money on one hand, and aiding in amusement on the other hand.
As for it being a waste of money, how can I spend five thousand on this pigeon? Perhaps a cat will come and eat it, or it will die of thirst, or something similar?