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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE - 640: HUKUM MEMELIHARA DAN BERJUAL BELI ULAR
Is it permissible to keep snakes as pets, and what is the ruling on buying and selling snakes?
Short answer
Keeping snakes as pets is haram, and buying or selling them is prohibited.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Keeping snakes as pets is haram, and buying or selling them is prohibited. Snakes are classed among the harmful animals (fawasiq) that are encouraged to be killed, and they have no benefit that makes them tradable. A sale item without beneficial value makes the transaction invalid because it does not meet the conditions of a valid sale.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum memelihara ular adalah haram dan dilarang melaksanakan transaksi jual beli ular.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE - 640: HUKUM MEMELIHARA DAN BERJUAL BELI ULAR”, 9 November 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5053-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-640-hukum-memelihara-dan-berjual-beli-ular. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-keeping-and-selling-snakes/