I have animals such as sheep and chickens, and there are some predatory animals that eat the sheep and chickens, so I place poison for these animals and they eat it.
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The questioner : I have animals such as sheep and chickens, and there are some predatory animals that eat the chickens and sheep, and I place poison for these animals and innocent animals eat it. How do you guide me in this? Do I have a sin in that?
The Shaykh : We guide you to place something that does not cause harm to any innocent animal among these animals, by placing a trap that does not kill what it catches. If it catches something, and you know that it does not encroach on what you have, then release it; otherwise, kill it.
As for if you know that there are no predatory animals around you except those that are harmless, there is no harm in placing something that kills all of them, because it is prescribed to kill predatory animals, whether they encroach on humans or not.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We guide you to place something that does not cause harm to any innocent animal among these animals, by placing a trap that does not kill what it catches. If it catches something, and you know that it does not encroach on what you have, then release it; otherwise, kill it.
As for if you know that there are no predatory animals around you except those that are harmless, there is no harm in placing something that kills all of them, because it is prescribed to kill predatory animals, whether they encroach on humans or not.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.