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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Killing Harmful Animals

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Question:
The questioner says: O Shaykh, is it permissible to kill monkeys if they are harmful, given that these monkeys destroy some of the agricultural crops?
We also ask about killing foxes? And which animals must be killed?

Answer:
There is no harm in killing foxes and monkeys if they cause harm, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Five types of animals are to be killed in the state of peace and in the sacred precinct: the crow, the kite, the rat, the snake, and the biting dogخمس من الدواب يقتلن في الحل والحرم: الغراب والحدأة والفأرة والحية والكلب العقور
All of these are like it......, the crow, the kite, the rat, the scorpion, and the biting dog, and in the other narration:
The snakeالحية
, and the ordinary wild beast, so all of them are to be killed. If a monkey or a cat harms him, there is no harm in killing it, provided that safety from it cannot be achieved without killing it.
However, if he can frighten it with something, there is no need to kill it. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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