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Using a fly trap

· 17 Jumada II 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

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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