Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts

Friday, 20 July 2018

Euthanasia for Animals

 بسم الله و الحمد لله ، والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وعلى آله وصحبه ومن تولاه وبعد

Euthanasia for Animals

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen was asked if it is permissible to put an animal to sleep if it is old and/or in pain and he said: 

If an animal gets sick, if it is an animal whose meat it is not permissible to eat, and there is no hope that it will recover, then there is no sin on you if you kill it, because if it is kept alive it will become a burden on you which may be a waste of your money, as you will have to spend on it and this spending will be a waste of your money. Keeping it alive until it dies without giving it food and drink is haram, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“A women went to Hell because of a cat which she detained. She did not feed it when she detained it, and she did not let it free to eat of the vermin of the earth.”

But if it is an animal whose meat may be eaten, and it reaches a state where you cannot benefit from it or give it to someone else who can benefit from it, then the ruling is the same as that concerning an animal whose meat is haraam, i.e., it is permissible to kill it, whether you slaughter it or kill it with bullets. Do whatever is easiest on the animal, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“If you kill, kill well, and if you slaughter, slaughter well. Let each one of you sharpen his blade and let him spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.”

Fataawa Manaar al-Islaam, 3/750.



سئل الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين هذا السؤال فقال

هل يجوز القتل الرحيم للحيوانات إن كانت عجوزة أو مريضة ؟.


الحيوان إذا مرِضَ فإنْ كان مما لا يُؤكَل لحْمُه ولا يُرْجَى شِفَاؤُه  فلا حرج عليك في أن تقتله ، لأن في إبقائِه إلزاماً لك في أمر يكون فيه ضياع مالك ، لأنه لا بد أن تنفق عليه ، وهذا الإنفاق يكون فيه إضاعة للمال ، وإبْقَاؤه إلى أن يَمُوتَ بدون أن تُطْعِمَهُ أو تَسْقِيَه محرّمٌ لأن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " دخلَت امرأة النار في هرة حبستها ، لا هي أطعمتها إذ هي حبستها ، ولا هي تركتها تأكل من خَشَاشِ الأرض " أما إن كان الحيوان مما يُؤْكل ، وبلغت الحال به إلى حد لا يُمْكن الانتفاع به ولا إعطاؤُه لمن ينتفع به فإن حكمه حكم الحيوان مُحرّمُ الأكْلِ ، أيْ أنه يجوز له أن يتلفه ، سواء بذبحه أو قتله بالرصاص ، وافعل ما يكون أريح له لقوله صلى الله عليه وسلم  : " إذا قتلتم فأحسنوا القتلة وإذا ذبحتم فأحسنوا الذبحة وليحد أحدكم شفرته وليرح ذبيحته "

الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين في فتاوى منار الإسلام 3/750.

Friday, 4 March 2016

The Ruling on Having a Dog

The Ruling on Having a Dog

Author: Imaam Bin Baaz
Translator: Abu 'Abdis Salaam Al Juyaanee
Source: http://www.binbaz.org.sa/node/9270


It is not permissible to raise/keep a dog except for three (reasons): a hunting dog, a guard dog for herding livestock (and or protecting something) or a dog for farming, the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said,

Whoever keeps a dog that is not a dog for hunting, herding livestock or farming, two qiraats will be deducted from his reward each day.
This is because keeping a dog is a means to filth, dirtying and harming the house due to it (i.e. the dog). The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that a dish that is licked by a dog be washed seven times, one of which with dirt. So it is a must to stay away from this. Thus, staying away (from this affair is a must) except for the need of hunting, farming and guarding or herding livestock (or something valuable). As far as having them for other than these reason(s), is blind following and imitation of the Christians. So this is not permissible.

Source: http://www.salafyink.com/dog