Is there virtue and reward in killing snakes in the open? And a note on the goodness regarding this question
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The questioner : If a person kills a snake and he does not fear its harm, meaning, for example, in the open, we go out hunting and we see a snake walking along its way in this open area, do we kill it believing that there is virtue in it?
The Shaykh : Of course, this is the difference between a snake in the house and a snake outside the house. Meaning, it is not permissible to kill this one except after warning it, and this means that it is permissible to kill it outside the house.
Al-Halabi : Our Shaykh, there is a word with the brother Muhammad, he said: "Because we believe that there is virtue in killing it?"
The Shaykh : No. This virtue was mentioned regarding killing the gecko.
The questioner : But.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Of course, this is the difference between a snake in the house and a snake outside the house. Meaning, it is not permissible to kill this one except after warning it, and this means that it is permissible to kill it outside the house.
Al-Halabi : Our Shaykh, there is a word with the brother Muhammad, he said: "Because we believe that there is virtue in killing it?"
The Shaykh : No. This virtue was mentioned regarding killing the gecko.
The questioner : But.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
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