I would like to know a muslim can keep a snake at home as a pet, What does Islam says about it?? What does Islam says about snake keeeping it as a pet.
Question
The question text was not published separately; the title stands in for it.
I would like to know a muslim can keep a snake at home as a pet, What does Islam says about it?? What does Islam says about snake keeeping it as a pet.
Answer
To keep a snake as a pet is not permissible. Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) has commanded the killing of snakes. (Hadith of Bukhari and Muslim). Mirqat Vol. 7 Pg: 712 [Maktaba Haqqaaniyya ]
Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) has also discouraged keeping dogs as pets ( Mirqaat Vol. 7 Pg. 697)
To keep harmful animals or animals deemed impure in the Shariah eg. pigs , as pets would not be permissible. Other animals eg: cats, sheep, goats, birds, fish etc. are permissible to keep as pets.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam). It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta directly.