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Keeping Snake As Pet

Ref: haz011/07

April 2007

Q: Is it permissible to keep a snake (harmless) as a pet?

A number of juristic narrations that we have checked suggest that it is not permissible to keep a snake as a pet. (see Shaami:5.68, Hindiyyah:5/361)

Mufti Shafiq Jakhura

Iftaa Department, Daruil Ihsan Islamic Services Centre

I concur with the answer:

Mufti Zubair Bayat

Ameer, Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Centre

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