Animals and Pets
96 questions
Is it permissible to mate a goldfinch with a canary to produce beautiful-sounding, sterile offspring?
Is it permissible to buy wheat grains and plant them in the pathways leading to Al-Baqi' to feed the birds, knowing that they will be trampled upon?
What is the ruling on docking sheep's tails to accelerate their growth, and is this considered a change to Allah's creation?
Is it permissible to sell and buy pets, such as cats, and is it permissible to name them with human names?
What are the reasons for prohibiting keeping dogs inside homes, and do those reasons still exist?
Is a person sinful for an action when their intention was sound, but its results were unlawful, such as giving an animal to someone and then they mistreat it?
Which cockroach is it that we are forbidden from killing?
Is "force-feeding" (forcefully feeding birds to fatten them) considered a good deed or a bad deed?
Is it permissible for this woman to own a dog to protect chickens from weasels, bearing in mind that the dog will be outside the house or on its roof? Does this prevent the entry of angels? And is a dog only permitted for the purposes explicitly mentioned in the religious texts?
Am I sinful if I play with my brother's puppy, which my mother brought as a birthday gift, and touch it, knowing that it is disliked and its saliva is impure?
Is it permissible to hunt as a hobby and for recreation, and what is the ruling on hunting birds during mating season, and does this apply to the rock pigeon which mates all year round?
Is it permissible to hunt pigeons for amusement and recreation, and is it permissible to eat these pigeons that die after being shot in the air?
Is it forbidden to raise pigeons on the roof of a house without providing them with food, relying on them to fly to unknown places for their sustenance?
Do pets enter Paradise with their owners on the Day of Judgment, and has anything regarding this been mentioned in the Sunnah?
Is it Islamically permissible to perform a hysterectomy and ovariectomy on a cat?
Is it permissible to raise a vaccinated dog for guarding purposes, and what is the ruling on its saliva or hair touching clothes or the body? Does that nullify ablution or defile clothes, and is it permissible to pray in a courtyard where a dog is present?
What is the ruling on keeping tropical gecko species as pets at home?
What is the ruling on slaughtering a pregnant female animal unknowingly, on dealing harshly with a sick animal for treatment, and on unintentionally infecting an animal with another disease during its treatment? Is there any sin incurred by that, and what are the Islamic legal rulings and the conduct of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, regarding such matters?
What is the ruling on trimming or cauterizing the horns of goats when they are young?
Is there any Shari evidence that the Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded the killing of crows, as mentioned by Ibn Al-Qayyim in "Al-Tibb Al-Nabawi"? And is killing the lizard (ada'ah) permissible, and is its doer rewarded?
Is it permissible to keep a dog at home to protect one's family from specific individuals, given that the entry of these individuals causes family problems, envy, and the appearance of insects?
Is it permissible for me to raise animals, given that I love them?
What is the ruling on feeding livestock bread due to a shortage of fodder and lack of rainfall?
Is it prescribed to say "Bismillah" (in the name of Allah) before killing harmful insects and animals, whether they are "fawasiq" (transgressing/harmful creatures) or others, or should they be killed directly without saying "Bismillah"?