Is it permissible to kill the dogs that ruin the crops and urinate in the water channel that flows to the water reservoir when it rains, given that we have
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The questioner : Is it permissible to kill the dogs that ruin the crops and urinate in the water channel that flows to the water reservoir when it rains, given that we have water reservoirs for drinking from rainwater and we have no other source, and that the dogs sit in the water channels? Please advise us, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : It is permissible to kill harmful dogs. This is because animals are of two types: one whose nature is to cause harm, and if it is peaceful, that is merely an incidental trait. The one whose nature is to cause harm, a person is commanded to kill it, as in the authentic hadithSunan an-Nasa'i 2881Sahih (Darussalam).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is prescribed to kill these because their nature is to cause harm. Even if it were assumed that some of them are peaceful due to an incidental factor, that does not prevent the recommendation to kill them. Another category of animals does not cause harm by nature, but harm occurs from them incidentally, such as dogs that cause harm incidentally by eating crops, tearing open houses, and the like. It is permissible to kill these.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because harm has actually occurred from them, and they resemble the biting dog that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded to be killed. If these dogs cause harm to this extent, they are encroaching on your property, and it is permissible to kill them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for their urinating in the water channels and using these channels as a place to stay, breed, and the like, you have no right to kill them for that reason. Rather, you should protect these things by shielding them with a net, walls, or the like. If they encroach after you have put in place what protects them, then at that time it is permissible to kill them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the wilderness is for you and for them, and it is their custom to live in the wilderness, rest there, and breed there, among other things.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, so you should protect yourselves from them, because they are in their place. Yes.
The questioner : Yes, you have done well.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the end of this session in which we reviewed the questions sent by N.M.A.M. from al-Zulfi, Abd al-Rahman Yusuf al-Wasili from al-Ahsa, and Salim Ali Qasim Ghazwani.
We presented the questions and inquiries sent to us to His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, professor at the College of Sharia in al-Qassim, and imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque in the city of Unayzah.
We thank His Eminence the Shaykh, and we thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your good follow-up. Until we meet again, we entrust you to Allah. Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
_ Nur 'ala al-Darb is a daily program in which the eminent scholars answer the religious and social questions of listeners. The program is presented and produced by Sulayman Muhammad al-Shabana _
The Shaykh : It is permissible to kill harmful dogs. This is because animals are of two types: one whose nature is to cause harm, and if it is peaceful, that is merely an incidental trait. The one whose nature is to cause harm, a person is commanded to kill it, as in the authentic hadith
It was narrated from Aishah that the Messenger of Allah said: "There are five kinds of vermin which may be killed out and inside the Haram: Crows, kites, vicious dogs, scorpions and mice."
خمس فواسق يُقتلن في الحل والحرم، الغراب والحدأة والعقرب والفأرة والكلب العقورThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is prescribed to kill these because their nature is to cause harm. Even if it were assumed that some of them are peaceful due to an incidental factor, that does not prevent the recommendation to kill them. Another category of animals does not cause harm by nature, but harm occurs from them incidentally, such as dogs that cause harm incidentally by eating crops, tearing open houses, and the like. It is permissible to kill these.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because harm has actually occurred from them, and they resemble the biting dog that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded to be killed. If these dogs cause harm to this extent, they are encroaching on your property, and it is permissible to kill them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for their urinating in the water channels and using these channels as a place to stay, breed, and the like, you have no right to kill them for that reason. Rather, you should protect these things by shielding them with a net, walls, or the like. If they encroach after you have put in place what protects them, then at that time it is permissible to kill them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the wilderness is for you and for them, and it is their custom to live in the wilderness, rest there, and breed there, among other things.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, so you should protect yourselves from them, because they are in their place. Yes.
The questioner : Yes, you have done well.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the end of this session in which we reviewed the questions sent by N.M.A.M. from al-Zulfi, Abd al-Rahman Yusuf al-Wasili from al-Ahsa, and Salim Ali Qasim Ghazwani.
We presented the questions and inquiries sent to us to His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, professor at the College of Sharia in al-Qassim, and imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque in the city of Unayzah.
We thank His Eminence the Shaykh, and we thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your good follow-up. Until we meet again, we entrust you to Allah. Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
_ Nur 'ala al-Darb is a daily program in which the eminent scholars answer the religious and social questions of listeners. The program is presented and produced by Sulayman Muhammad al-Shabana _