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Selling snakes and spiders

· 5 Safar 1438 AH1 min readEnglish
Business and DealingsTradePermissible and impermissible items of tradepetsbusinesssnakes

Question

I would like to know if there is any ruling regarding a Muslim breeding and selling snakes and spiders. It it allowed in Islam?

Answer

These creatures are contemptible creatures. It is not appropriate to keep these things as pets.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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