You mentioned in the book Sharh al-Zad that the Lawgiver prohibited killing animals, including the ant. What is the evidence?
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : You mentioned in the book Sharh al-Zad that the Lawgiver prohibited killing animals, including the ant. What is the evidence?
The Shaykh : This is incorrect. The Lawgiver only prohibited killing the ant, the bee, the hoopoe, and the woodpecker, and commanded the killing of harmful creatures: the rat, the scorpion, the vicious dog, and the crow. He was silent regarding other things. Some people say that the original ruling is prohibition because these animals glorify Allah the Exalted and Mighty, and if you kill them, their glorification ceases. Others say that what Allah was silent about is forgiven. Since Allah commanded us to kill some animals and prohibited us from killing others, it is known that what He was silent about is not forbidden. There is no doubt that it is better for a person not to kill anything unless there is a reason. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. A woman asks: A woman responds to an invitation.
The Shaykh : Because now ... animals are divided into three categories: a category whose killing is commanded, which is the harmful one; a category whose killing is prohibited, which are four types of animals: the ant, the bee, the hoopoe, and the woodpecker; and the remaining category is one about which there is silence. If it does not cause harm, it is better not to kill it. Yes.
The Shaykh : This is incorrect. The Lawgiver only prohibited killing the ant, the bee, the hoopoe, and the woodpecker, and commanded the killing of harmful creatures: the rat, the scorpion, the vicious dog, and the crow. He was silent regarding other things. Some people say that the original ruling is prohibition because these animals glorify Allah the Exalted and Mighty, and if you kill them, their glorification ceases. Others say that what Allah was silent about is forgiven. Since Allah commanded us to kill some animals and prohibited us from killing others, it is known that what He was silent about is not forbidden. There is no doubt that it is better for a person not to kill anything unless there is a reason. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. A woman asks: A woman responds to an invitation.
The Shaykh : Because now ... animals are divided into three categories: a category whose killing is commanded, which is the harmful one; a category whose killing is prohibited, which are four types of animals: the ant, the bee, the hoopoe, and the woodpecker; and the remaining category is one about which there is silence. If it does not cause harm, it is better not to kill it. Yes.