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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Are snakes that are not killed inside houses to be killed if found outside?

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The questioner : May Allah reward you. If snakes are not killed inside houses, are they to be killed if the same species is found outside the house?

The Shaykh : No, you mean in the markets?

The questioner : No, on the road, in the street, and in...

The Shaykh : In the street, that is...

The questioner : Outside the houses, the same species.

The Shaykh : The same species.

The questioner : I mean the same type.

The Shaykh : The ones that are excluded, ah, are not to be killed.

The questioner : For example, if this is found in the bathroom, in all places, and these snakes are found, then do we say that snakes are not to be killed except...

The Shaykh : These in the houses are not to be killed except for the two types, and for the other types, there is no harm in killing them, right? But if it attacks you in the house, do you kill it or not?

The questioner : ... you cannot kill it.

The Shaykh : Ah.

The questioner : After it attacks you, Shaykh, you cannot kill it if it attacks and cuts off your...

The Shaykh : If it attacks you and tries to bite you, kill it in self-defense, defend yourself, even in the houses. Yes, Salim.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : No, no... it is a harm to you from me, a harm if I come to my house, and if I wish... if I come to my house, I will kill you. This is a jinn, do you know? It does not come to a person... the house is your house, no one can live in it without your permission.

The questioner : Snakes, according to your words... scorpions, meaning... large ones, they have... they have poison...

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : ... Glory be to Allah the Great...

The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.

The questioner : ... I ask Allah for pardon and well-being...

The Shaykh : Yes, yes...

The questioner : And snakes...

The Shaykh : What? What?

The questioner : Snakes...

The Shaykh : Yes, Glory be to Allah.
Source alathar.net

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