FatwaFederal TerritoriesTransactions & Finance
hukum jual beli kucing
What is the ruling on keeping and selling cats, and is the income from selling cats forbidden?
Short answer
Scholars differ on the sale of cats. One view prohibits it absolutely based on hadiths forbidding the price of dogs and cats, while the majority view, including the Shafii school, permits it if the cat is useful, such as for catching mice.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Scholars differ on the sale of cats. One view prohibits it absolutely based on hadiths forbidding the price of dogs and cats, while the majority view, including the Shafii school, permits it if the cat is useful, such as for catching mice. This fatwa leans towards the ruling that trading in cats is makruh (disliked) because of the prohibition found in the texts.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “hukum jual beli kucing”, 23 December 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1678-hukum-jual-beli-kucing. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-buying-and-selling-cats/