My aunt told me that she accidentally caused the death of three small kittens, and this happened on the morning of the Day of 'Arafah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "A woman was punished for a cat she had locked up..."
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The questioner : My aunt told me that she accidentally caused the death of three small kittens, and this happened on the morning of the Day of 'Arafah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, or something to that effect. She is afraid of this matter because she is a religious person. Does she have a sin for this? And if she does have a sin, should she give charity or not?
The Shaykh : She has no sin in this, because as you mentioned in your question, it was unintentional. And Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Ahzab 33:5] So she owes nothing, and she does not have to give charity either, nor does she have to pay compensation, because these cats did not belong to anyone for her to compensate their owner, and there is no penalty to be paid in charity on their behalf. Furthermore, as I said, she has no sin because it was not intentional on her part. As for the hadith you mentioned in your question, that woman was punished because she tormented the cat by locking it up until it died of hunger; she did not feed it, nor did she release it to eat from the creatures of the earth. Yes.
The questioner : This is regarding animals. As for the interpretation of dreams, will Shaykh Muhammad present it?
The Shaykh : No, I do not.
The questioner : I mean...
The Shaykh : I do not know the interpretation of dreams.
The questioner : Do you not want the interpretation of dreams to be presented to you?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : This is a message we received from Kirkuk in Iraq. The sender is N.M.M. He says in his message: "After the introduction, I offer the most beautiful greetings to the program and wish the scholars success."
A woman was punished for a cat she had locked up, so she did not feed it, nor did she let it go to eat from the creatures of the earth
عذبت امرأة في قطة حبستها فلا هي أطعمتها ولا هي تركتها تأكل من خشاش الأرضThe Shaykh : She has no sin in this, because as you mentioned in your question, it was unintentional. And Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:
And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts intended
وليس عليكم جناح فيما أخطأتم به ولكن ما تعمدت قلوبكمThe questioner : This is regarding animals. As for the interpretation of dreams, will Shaykh Muhammad present it?
The Shaykh : No, I do not.
The questioner : I mean...
The Shaykh : I do not know the interpretation of dreams.
The questioner : Do you not want the interpretation of dreams to be presented to you?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : This is a message we received from Kirkuk in Iraq. The sender is N.M.M. He says in his message: "After the introduction, I offer the most beautiful greetings to the program and wish the scholars success."