{"_id":"67685209fe32f8cc1e297bf1","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"My family and I lost one of 2 cats a couple months ago. Alhamdulilah they were gifted to us so we didn't worry about the fiqh of purchasing a cat. But now we have a few questions about purchasing a cat.\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\"},\"insert\":\"My family and I lost one of 2 cats a couple months ago. Alhamdulilah they were gifted to us so we didn't worry about the fiqh of purchasing a cat. But now we have a few questions about purchasing a cat. \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"What is the ruling of purchasing a cat?\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Are we allowed to adopt cats, most adoption places have a fee of about $300 but could vary, does this fall under purchasing a cat?\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\",\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"What is the ruling of neutering/ spraying cats? Would it be ok just to purchase a cat that has already had this done? \"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"According to the school of Imam Shafi, as mentioned by the great scholar of hadith and fiqh imam Nawawi in his Majmu`, buying and selling cats is halal. The hadith in Muslim that appears to prohibit the sale of cats is referring to wild cats, not domesticated cats. Regarding spaying or neutering, the default ruling is that it’s not permissible to neuter or spay animals unless there is a clear benefit or aversion of harm, as mentioned in the Hanafi books. I think with regards to domesticated cats these days, there is sufficient benefit and aversion of harm to permit spaying/neutering.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0070b76658b4c232c28","tag":"Cat","count":5},{"_id":"674b7834fbb8e625bcf5c38c","tag":"Pets","count":1}],"createdOn":"2024-12-22T17:53:13.699Z"}