If killing a snake leads to breaking the prayer, is it permissible for him to do so?
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The questioner : What is required of him if he breaks the prayer? For example, if he sees a snake, does he break the prayer?
The Shaykh : No, the issue is this: it is not permissible to kill a snake if doing so leads to invalidating the prayer due to excessive movement, unless it attacks him. If it attacks him, let him repel it, even if it leads to excessive movement, because this action is permissible as it is a dire necessity. However, if he does it solely to kill it and it has not attacked him, then if the movement is slight, let him do it; otherwise, he should not.
The Shaykh : No, the issue is this: it is not permissible to kill a snake if doing so leads to invalidating the prayer due to excessive movement, unless it attacks him. If it attacks him, let him repel it, even if it leads to excessive movement, because this action is permissible as it is a dire necessity. However, if he does it solely to kill it and it has not attacked him, then if the movement is slight, let him do it; otherwise, he should not.