Is raising pigeons on the roof of one's house considered a practice of the people of Lut and therefore forbidden?
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There is no religious impediment to raising pigeons on rooftops or elsewhere, as long as it does not lead to something forbidden. And it has not been reported that this was among the practices of the people of Lot.
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