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Is it permissible to play with a snake or keep a snake as a pet?

Published as Keeping a snake as a pet

· 8 Shaʻban 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to play with a snake or keep a snake as a pet?

Answer

Some animals have been spoken about as despicable. Thus, it will not be appropriate to keep such despised animals as pets.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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