How is it permissible to raise ornamental birds in cages if they are provided with food and drink, yet are deprived of their natural environment and flight?
Scholars have inferred the permissibility of raising birds for decoration from the hadith "O Aba Umair, what happened to the little bird (nughair)?" This hadith indicates the permissibility of keeping birds in cages and similar enclosures.
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