Ruling on Killing an Animal by Forgetfulness
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Recently, you said that there is a woman who ordered her daughter to gather the cats in the house and put them in a bag so that they could get rid of them when her older brother came, for him to take them and leave them in one of the distant restaurants, because they had been bothering them. When she tied them in this bag, everyone forgot about them, and the cats died. They fear falling into punishment. Who is sinful in this case?
Answer: As long as what happened occurred due to forgetfulness, there is nothing [to answer for], praise be to Allah. There is no blood money for cats, nor is there an expiation. If they die, they are wasted; there is nothing required for them. However, it is not permissible to intentionally kill them without right, nor to put them in a bag until they die. But as long as this happened by forgetfulness, there is nothing in that, and praise be to Allah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Answer: As long as what happened occurred due to forgetfulness, there is nothing [to answer for], praise be to Allah. There is no blood money for cats, nor is there an expiation. If they die, they are wasted; there is nothing required for them. However, it is not permissible to intentionally kill them without right, nor to put them in a bag until they die. But as long as this happened by forgetfulness, there is nothing in that, and praise be to Allah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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