What is the ruling on raising a pet hamster in homes?
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It is permissible to raise animals that are not harmful, impure, or forbidden to keep, whether for benefit or companionship, and one must feed them and treat them kindly. A hamster is not a mouse, so there is no harm in raising it. As for mice, they are among the 'fawasq' (vermin) that Islamic law has commanded to kill.
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