Do animals have souls that the Angel of Death seizes?
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There is no evidence from the Qur'an or that specifies who seizes the souls of animals. Some traditions mention that the Angel of Death does not seize the soul of a mosquito except by Allah's command. Imam Malik bin Anas was asked whether the Angel of Death seizes the souls of fleas, and he replied in the affirmative, citing Allah's saying: "It is Allah who takes the souls at the time of their death." The matter is from the unseen, and the evidence is not explicit.
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