Farming insects to feed other animals

· 25 Jumada II 1445 AH1 min readEnglish
Business and DealingsTradePermissible and impermissible items of trade

Question

I work by farming insects to feed other animals such as salmon and others. Does killing those insects in order to sell them as animal feed count as bad deeds or is it permissible?

Answer

It is permissible.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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