A Muslim asks a scholarWhat is the ruling on buying and selling cats?
And the scholar replies
Praise be to Allah.
The majority of scholars are of the view that it is permissible to sell cats, and some are of the view that it is haraam (forbidden).
The view that it is haraam to sell cats is the more correct view, because it is proven that the Prophet forbade that, and there is nothing to suggest the contrary.
Unless you read the verse that says…you are forbidden to forbid what Allah has not.
Muslim (he collected Hadith hundreds of years after Muhammad was killed) narrated that Abu’l-Zubayr said: I asked Jaabir about the price of dogs and cats. He said: The Prophet told us not to do that (sell them).
Some scholars are of the view that these Hadith are da’eef (weak), but their view is to be rejected.
So now they argue over what someone said a companion said that Muhammad said…
Al-Nawawi said in al-Majmoo: As for what as al-Khattaabi and Ibn al-Mundhir said about the Hadith being weak, this is a mistake on their part, because the Hadith in Muslim has a saheeh isnaad (it was said by more than one collector of Hadith-companion). End quote.
But this guy says…
Al-Shawkaani said in Nayl al-Awtaar, refuting the majority who interpret the prohibition in the Hadith as meaning that it is makrooh (bad) and that selling cats is not a noble attitude or sign of chivalry: It is obvious that this is understanding the prohibition in a way that is contrary to its true meaning for no reason. End quote.
That made sense to you, right? No?
Some scholars have interpreted it as referring to cats that are wild and cannot be caught. Some claim that this applied at the beginning of Islam when cats were ruled to be naajis (impure), but when it was ruled that their leftover food and water are taahir (pure), it became permissible to sell them. But there is no clear evidence for either of these two views.
Whenever Allah is not specific, the scholars get silly.
Ibn al-Qayyim stated that it is definitely haraam (forbidden) to sell them where he said: This was stated in a ruling (fatwa) by Abu Huraira and it is the view of Tawoos, Mujaahid, Jaabir ibn Zayd and all the Zaahiri scholars, and it is one of the two views narrated from Ahmad. This is the correct view, because the Hadith which state that are saheeh (authentic), and there is no evidence to the contrary, so this is the view that must be adopted. End quote.
Unless they read the Quran, which clearly says not to forbid what Allah—not Muhammad—did not forbid.
Ibn al-Mundhir said: If it is proven that the Prophet forbade selling them, then such sales are invalid, otherwise they are permissible. End quote from al-Majmoo
More proof that the Quran is not the real message, Hadith is.
And it has been proven that the Prophet forbade it, as in the Hadith quoted above from Muslim.
It is not permissible to sell cats, monkeys or dogs, or any other carnivores that have fangs, because the Prophet forbade that and discouraged it, and because it is a waste of money, and the Prophet forbade wasting money.
And Muhammad knows best
A Muslim asks a scholar
Is it permissible to have a CAT in the house according to Islam and its teachings?
And the scholar replies
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
It is permissible to keep cats in the house, and there is nothing wrong with that because cats are not harmful or naajis (impure).
With regard to cats not being harmful, no one disputes that, rather they are useful because they eat snakes, rats bugs and other things that may be in the house or yard.
So does my dog.
With regard to cats not being naajis (impure), this is known from the Hadith of Kabshah bint Ka’b ibn Malik, who said that Abu Qutaadah (did you get all that?) – her husband's father – entered upon her and she poured water for him to do wudoo’ (wash before prayer) and a cat came to drink from it, so he tipped the vessel for it to drink. Kabshah said: “He saw me looking at him and said, “Do you find it strange, O daughter of my brother?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘The Messenger of Allah said, “They (cats) are not impure, rather they are of those who go around amongst you.”
These scholars also believe bird poo is clean.
Secondly:
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: The Messenger said: “A woman entered Hell because of a cat which she tied up and did not feed, nor did she let it loose to feed upon the vermin of the earth.” Bukhaari
I wonder which companion saw her in hell. Be nice to the cats.
Thirdly:
The great Abu Huraira (literally “Father of the Kitten”) was so called because he used to love cats and keep them. He became well known by this name and people forgot his real name, until the scholars disputed concerning his real name and there were nearly thirty different opinions as to what it was. Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said in al-Istee’aab: “The most correct view is that his name was ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Sakhr but none of them disputed that he was Abu Huraira.”
The father of kittens made many laws, almost like he was a prophet, yet know one really knows his name..?
Fourthly:
It is permissible to keep cats but it is not permissible to buy or sell them; they may be given as gifts or given away. That is because of the Hadith of Abu’l-Zubayr who said: “I asked Jaabir about the price of dogs and cats. He said, ‘The Prophet forbade that.’
Yet no one knows why. It’s just the law.
And Allaah knows best
Not many Muslims believe that…
A Muslim asks a scholar
What is ruling on buying and selling dogs?
And the scholar replies
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly: We have stated that it is haraam (forbidden) to keep dogs, and that the one who keeps a dog will have two qiraats (mountains) deducted from his reward every day, except for dogs that are kept for hunting, guarding livestock and guarding crops, which it is permissible to keep.
What are they going to do with a bunch of mountains?
Secondly: There are many Hadith narrated from the Prophet which state that it is forbidden to sell dogs. The general meaning of these Hadith include all kinds of dogs, those which it is permissible to keep and those which it is not permissible to keep. These Hadith include the following:
1 – Bukhaari narrated that Abu Juhayfah said: The Prophet forbade the price of a dog.
Dogs are free.
2 – Bukhaari and Muslim narrated from Abu Mas’ood al-Ansaari that the Messenger of Allah forbade the price of a dog, the wages of a prostitute and the fee of a fortuneteller.
Dogs, prostitutes and fortunetellers are free.
3 – Abu Dawood narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allah forbade the price of a dog, and if a person comes asking for the price of a dog, then fill his hand with dust.”
Dust, huh?
Al-Nawawi said in Muslim (Hadith)
The prohibition on the price of a dog and the fact that it is among the most evil of earnings and is something vile indicates that it is haraam to sell dogs; the transaction is not valid and the price is not halaal (allowed) and the one who destroys it is not obliged to repay its value, regardless of whether the dog is trained or not, or whether it is one that it is permissible to keep or not. This is the view of the majority of scholars.
The sale of dogs which bring some benefit is permissible, and the one who destroys them must repay their value.
Would he be paid in dust?
The apparent meaning of the prohibition is that it is haraam to sell them. This is general in meaning and includes all dogs, trained and otherwise, whether it is permissible to keep them or not. This also implies that the one who destroys them is not obliged to repay their value. This is the view of the majority. End quote.
So why did Allah put dogs in the Middle East? To piss off Muslims?
Amr said: The Messenger of Allah forbade the price of a dog, the wages of a prostitute and the fee of a fortuneteller. – agreed upon, end quote.
As the companions know best.
Secondly:
Those who regard it as permissible to sell hunting dogs quote as evidence the Hadith narrated by al-Nasaa’i from Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah, according to which the Messenger of Allah forbade the price of dogs and cats, except for hunting dogs.
And hunting kitty cats.
This exception in the Hadith – “except for hunting dogs” – but this is considered da’eef (weak).
Al-Nasaa’i said, after quoting the Hadith: This is munkar (a type of weak Hadith).
With regard to the Hadith that have been narrated about the prohibition on the price of a dog except for hunting dogs, and that ‘Uthman gave twenty camels in compensation to a man for a dog that he killed
20 camels? I’m thinking the dog owner didn’t believe in Hadith and was going to kick Uthman’s ass.
Thirdly:
If a person needs a dog for hunting or guarding and cannot find anyone to give him a dog except by selling it, it is permissible for him to buy it, and the sin will be on the seller, because he has sold something that he is not permitted to sell.
But not according to the Quran. But this next ruling takes the bone.
Ibn Hazm said in al-Muhalla: It is not permissible to sell a dog at all, whether it is a hunting dog or a herding dog, or any other kind. If a person is forced to buy a dog and cannot find someone to give him one, then he may buy it, and it is halaal (ok) for the buyer and haraam (bad) for the seller, and the buyer may take back his money whenever he is able. This is like a bribe in order to ward off oppression and ransoms for freeing prisoners and appeasing an oppressor. There is no difference. End quote
This is what happens when they forbid what Allah has not. It’s all so Allah damn stupid.
A Muslim asks a scholar
Does a man have to treat his co-wives equally in terms of gift-giving and intimacy?
And the scholar replies
Praise be to Allaah.
Ibn Qudaamah said:
He does not have to treat his co-wives equally in terms of spending and clothing, so long as he does what he is obliged to do with regard to each of them.
Ahmad said concerning a man who had two wives: he has the right to favour one of them in terms of spending, intimacy and clothing, so long as the other has enough. He may buy for one of them clothing of a higher quality than for the other, so long as the other has enough.
This is because treating them equally in all these matters is too difficult, and if it were obligatory then he would only be able to do it with great difficulty. So he does not have to do it, as is the case in treating them all equally with regard to intimacy.
This totally goes against the Quran which specifically says;
4:3 ‘……but if you have reason to fear that you might not be able to treat them with equal fairness, then (marry) only one…’
Yeah, I’d better make more fruit…
A Muslim asks a scholar
The tins of cat food include pork. Is it permissible to buy them for cats?
And the scholar replies
Praise be to Allah.
We put this question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen, who answered as follows:
If you buy the tins, then it is not permissible, because it is not permissible to pay for pork and buy it. But if a person finds it by chance and feeds it to his cat, then there is nothing wrong with that.
And Allaah knows best.
And these guys crack me up!
And for Ramadan
A Muslim asks a scholar
I have a problem in my stomach that makes food come back up when I have some liquid in the mouth, and this happened in Ramadan. Do I have to make up that day?
And the scholar replies
Praise be to Allaah.
If something comes back up out of the stomach into the mouth, then the fasting person must spit it out; if he deliberately swallows it, his fast is invalidated, but if he swallows it without meaning to, he does not have to do anything.
Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas
I vote that they all sit down and shut up.
5:87 O ye who believe! Forbid not the good things which Allah hath made lawful for you, and transgress not. Lo! Allah loveth not transgressors
7:33 Say: the things that my Lord hath indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason; assigning of partners to Allah, for which He hath given no authority; and saying things about Allah of which ye have no knowledge.
6:150 Say: "Bring forward your witnesses to prove that Allah did forbid so and so." If they bring such witnesses, be not thou amongst them: Nor follow thou the vain desires of such as treat our signs as falsehoods, and such as believe not in the Hereafter: for they hold others as equal with their Guardian-Lord
7:50 And the dwellers of the Fire cry out unto the dwellers of the Garden; Pour on us some water or some of that where with Allah hath provided you. They say: Lo! Allah hath forbidden both to disbelievers
56:52 "Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum
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