بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم
▪️Ruling on selling cats▪️
Our Shaykh, Muḥammad ibn Ḥizām -may Allāh preserve him- was asked the following question:
📩 Question:
What is the ruling on selling cats?
📝 Answer:
There’s a ḥadīth prohibiting the sale of cats, but it has a hidden defect, and so it is inauthentic; the ḥadīth in question was reported by Muslim, on the authority of Jābir, that the Prophet ﷺ prohibited the selling of cats and dogs.
However, Ma’qil Ibn ‘Ubaydillāh Al-jazariyy (one of the sub-narrators) was faulted, and Imām Aḥmad and others have criticised it, hence the ḥadīth is weak. So taking this into account, it is permissible to sell them, and because they offer various legitimate benefits, such as: eating insects, protection against mice, and so on; there are several legitimate benefits (for keeping cats), so there’s no problem (with selling them).
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Translated by:
Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad Ibn Aḥmad Bā 'Alawī
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Original Fatwa:
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▪️Ruling on selling cats▪️
Our Shaykh, Muḥammad ibn Ḥizām -may Allāh preserve him- was asked the following question:
📩 Question:
What is the ruling on selling cats?
📝 Answer:
There’s a ḥadīth prohibiting the sale of cats, but it has a hidden defect, and so it is inauthentic; the ḥadīth in question was reported by Muslim, on the authority of Jābir, that the Prophet ﷺ prohibited the selling of cats and dogs.
However, Ma’qil Ibn ‘Ubaydillāh Al-jazariyy (one of the sub-narrators) was faulted, and Imām Aḥmad and others have criticised it, hence the ḥadīth is weak. So taking this into account, it is permissible to sell them, and because they offer various legitimate benefits, such as: eating insects, protection against mice, and so on; there are several legitimate benefits (for keeping cats), so there’s no problem (with selling them).
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Translated by:
Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad Ibn Aḥmad Bā 'Alawī
Click to subscribe:
T.me/ibnhezamen
Original Fatwa:
https://t.me/ibnhezam/4056