Animals and Pets
96 questions
What is the ruling on leaving a spider's web in the house, given that it returns every time it is removed?
Is it permissible to kill mice, and is it permissible to leave them in the sun until they die inside the trap, and is it permissible to put the mouse in water until it dies, out of fear of them?
What is the ruling on having a guard dog inside the house that roams freely within it? Is it permissible to fast, pray, and recite the Qur'an in a house where there is a dog? And what is the ruling on a wife leaving her husband's house during Ramadan because of the dog's presence?
Is it permissible to pour boiling water on a mouse or expose it to the sun until it dies, and are these two methods considered part of the burning that is forbidden by Islamic law?
Is raising pigeons on the roof of one's house considered a practice of the people of Lut and therefore forbidden?
What is the purpose of creating ornamental dogs, and what is the source of impurity in a dog if its owner attends to its cleanliness?
What is the ruling on a dog that does not guard or bark, but rather eats leftover food, remaining on the roof of the house?
Is it sinful to curse an animal, whether in jest or with the intent to insult, and does this fall under Allah's or the Prophet's prohibition of animal abuse?
Is it permissible to dock a dog's tail?
What is the ruling on cropping dogs' ears and docking their tails for cosmetic purposes?
What is the jurisprudential ruling on collecting chukar partridge eggs from the desert for money, given the differing fatwas among imams between permissibility and impermissibility, citing reasons such as frightening the bird and depriving the mother of its chicks?
Is expiation incumbent upon one who neglected the care of canaries, thereby causing their death, out of fear and forgetfulness?
Is the odor resulting from raising sheep considered a nuisance to neighbors, knowing that the sheep are brought into their shelter only at night for protection from theft, and the shelter is washed weekly or bi-weekly?
Should killed pests be buried or left exposed on the ground?
What is the ruling on the death of a chick that the father ordered to be placed in the sun with the intention of benefiting it, and does sin befall the father for that?
Is it Islamically prohibited to cut parts of a goat's ear for cosmetic purposes, which affects its price?
What is the ruling on using a sponge that is placed in a sheep's vagina for 14 days, then removed, and the sheep is injected with a hormone to make it willing to mate?
Is it permissible to feed animals expired food or food that is in excess of one's needs?
What is the ruling on "tadyir" of camels (forcing a she-camel to suckle other than her offspring), knowing that the process is painful for the she-camel?
What is the ruling on surgical operations such as castration and the removal of the uterus or ovaries, or tail docking for dogs and cats, if there is no medical necessity for them other than the owner's desire?
What must be done? Is expiation due from me or my son for our feeling of guilt regarding the death of the bird, and what should we do for Allah to forgive us if we were the cause of its death?
Is it permissible, Islamically, to close the fallopian tubes of a cat that has given birth to four kittens, for fear that she will give birth again and again?
What is the ruling on feeding chicken feed, flour, and bread to sheep for the purpose of fattening them, due to the high cost of sheep feed?
What is the ruling on killing dogs that attack stray sheep and eat from them, and is the owner of the sheep obligated to provide a guard for them instead?