Using a fly trap
Question
Is it permissible to use a flytrap which traps the flies inside and the liquid inside then kills them?
Answer
Yes.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
(وجاز قتل ما يضر منها ككلب عقور وهرة ) تضر ( ويذبحها ) أي الهرة ( ذبحا ) ولا يضربها لأنه لا يفيد ولا يحرقها وفي المبتغى يكره حراق جراد وقمل وعقرب ولا بأس بإحراق حطب فيما نمل (الدر المختار 6/752)
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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