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AL-KAFI #1678: HUKUM MENGABAIKAN TANAMAN SEHINGGA MATI DAN ROSAK
What is the ruling on neglecting flowering plants and crops, without watering or fertilising them, until they wither and die, and is it sinful like the woman who confined a cat without feeding it?
Short answer
The default ruling on deliberately neglecting plants until they die and are ruined is makruh (disliked), because it falls under wasting wealth.
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
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The default ruling on deliberately neglecting plants until they die and are ruined is makruh (disliked), because it falls under wasting wealth. According to Ibn Hajar al-Haitami, if the neglect is due to being busy, it is not even makruh, and it does not reach haram since the forbidden waste is of the kind like throwing money into the sea. Even so, it runs against the call to ihsan toward all creatures and to caring for plants, so it should not be taken lightly.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tuntasnya, kami nyatakan bahawa hukum asal sengaja mengabaikan tanaman sehingga mati dan rosak ialah makruh sepertimana yang dinyatakan oleh para ulama.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1678: HUKUM MENGABAIKAN TANAMAN SEHINGGA MATI DAN ROSAK”, 24 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4371-al-kafi-1678-hukum-mengabaikan-tanaman-sehingga-mati-dan-rosak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-neglecting-plants-until-they-die/