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Last updated: 16th April 2014
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Are we allowed to keep birds which are born in captivity as pets in a cage at home?


Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Al Jawaab Wa Billahit-Tawfeeq





Yes, so long as they are taken proper care of and not neglected. {1}



If one chooses to keep them, one should be very careful to give them their rights in terms of proper feeding, cleanliness, and care. It is sinful to be cruel or oppressive towards animals.



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قَالَ فِي الْمُجْتَبَى رَامِزًا: لَا بَأْسَ بِحَبْسِ الطُّيُورِ وَالدَّجَاجِ فِي بَيْتِهِ، وَلَكِنْ يَعْلِفُهَا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ إرْسَالِهَا فِي السِّكَكِ اهـ وَفِي الْقُنْيَةِ رَامِزًا: حَبَسَ بُلْبُلًا فِي الْقَفَصِ وَعَلَفهَا لَا يَجُوزُ اهـ.

أَقُولُ: لَكِنْ فِي فَتَاوَى الْعَلَّامَةِ قَارِئِ الْهِدَايَةِ: سُئِلَ هَلْ يَجُوزُ حَبْسُ الطُّيُورِ الْمُفْرَدَةِ وَهَلْ يَجُوزُ عِتْقُهَا، وَهَلْ فِي ذَلِكَ ثَوَابٌ، وَهَلْ يَجُوزُ قَتْلُ الْوَطَاوِيطِ لِتَلْوِيثِهَا

حُصْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ بِخُرْئِهَا الْفَاحِشِ؟ فَأَجَابَ: يَجُوزُ حَبْسُهَا لِلِاسْتِئْنَاسِ بِهَا، وَأَمَّا إعْتَاقُهَا فَلَيْسَ فِيهِ ثَوَابٌ، وَقَتْلُ الْمُؤْذِي مِنْهَا وَمِنْ الدَّوَابِّ جَائِزٌ اهـ.

قُلْت: وَلَعَلَّ الْكَرَاهَةَ فِي الْحَبْسِ فِي الْقَفَصِ، لِأَنَّهُ سِجْنٌ وَتَعْذِيبٌ دُونَ غَيْرِهِ كَمَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ مَجْمُوعِ مَا ذَكَرْنَا وَبِهِ يَحْصُلُ التَّوْفِيقُ فَتَأَمَّلْ.

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(Moulana) Khalil Ibn Elyas Laher
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