Animals & Pets

Q: Comment on killing spiders in one's home.

Q: I have a question regarding dogs, I know that keeping dogs is prohibited in Islam and that one can only keep a dog if they need it for herding cattle or hunting or guarding the house otherwise 2 qirats will be deducted daily and it is also a major sin, however I want to ask about the dog mentioned in Surah al Kahf and also how can we use dogs for hunting animals, won't the dog fetch the animal to his master by gripping from its mouth which contains saliva which is naajis. I also have read somewhere that you should clean any thing touched by a dog 7 times and the 8th time with soil, can we use soap to clean impurity or is soil to be used which opinion is correct. With regards to saliva of the dog I read on websites which say that imam Abu hanifa said that a dog's saliva is impure but their hair is clean provided it's not wet. Imam Malik said that both their hair and saliva is clean while imam Shafii differed the most saying that both their hair and saliva is unclean who is correct and what to follow. A question can one walk someone else's dog on a rope provided you do not touch the dog mouth and walk it without any cost and don't bring it inside the house is this okay. Finally I don't know but if you want to guard house using a dog can you keep him in the house provided that you don't pray or eat or sleep in that area.

Q: There are some tools available in the market (of the shape of a racket or other types) that are used to kill mosquitoes. Some sort of potential difference/ short circuit type of phenomena takes place and the insect gets killed with a spark like sound. Is it permissible to kill an insect in this manner by giving it current?

Q: If a person accidentally killed a kitten, like that person stepped on a kitten or whatsoever, what should a person do? Does he/she have to pay for it or what? The kitten is theirs, they own the kitten.

Q: I have a cat which was given to me by a friend. I have been feeding it the fish flavoured cat food. By mistake, my helper bought the gourmet mince flavour. Can I feed the cat with it?

Q: I purchased a farm and whatever it contains from a non-muslim farmer. Afterwards I found out that the non-muslim farmer kept many domesticated pigs as pets on the farm. I thought of loading them up on my truck and dumping them in the bushes, but then I realized that they are tame pigs and in doing so, they will not survive in the bushes and die within days. They are too the creation of Allah Ta'ala, hence I find difficulty in just dumping them and leaving them for dead. I then thought of giving them to another non-muslim farmer but then the thought came to mind that what if I will be assisting them in haraam in doing so? Then I finally thought of shooting them and then giving the meat to a relative of mine who owns a lion park, as food for the lions. Is it permissible for me to give the pig meat to him to feed his lions? If not, then what should I do with these pigs? Please advise.

Q: Is it permissible to breed fish?

Q: If things such as insurance are haraam (due to tempting fate) then does taking security measures such as private security and dogs also haraam even if you are living in a country where crime is a regular occurrence?

Q: I would like to know if keeping aquatic turtles as pets is permitted in Islam?

Q: My question is that does having a dog in the house mean angels won't visit your home any more? I will be moving to a home where the basement is rented and the person who is renting it has a dog but this basement is separate entry and there is no way the dog can come to the upper portion. I am still worried as Allhumdulliah I am a practising Muslim. Please help.