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Is Euthanasia permissible on animals
Question
Q. As salaam u alaikum Respected Mufti Sahib I have a pet hamster who is old and quite ill. Is it permissible to have him euthanased at the SPCA?
Answer
If an animal is in pain and agony and there is no hope of its recovery and it is close to dying, it will be permissible to euthanize such an animal to relieve it of its pain. (Shaami 6/474)
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- Answered by
- Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
- Checked by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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