[CGH1KZzy]

SALAAM ALYKUM

I keep a pet arowana fish. Born and bred in captivity The fish tank is very big. I give the best vitamins and i try my best to care for him.

I have a question concerning food. It only eats live crickets.Is it okay to feed live food to fish. This is his what he eats in nature.

Is it wrong for muslims to feed live food to animals? So i know for the next time not to buy such a fish.

[Gaiaakgyyyg]

It sounds o.k to me.....

because not feeding it would be a sin wouldnt it ??

I also have a question regarding pets..

I have a pet cat i just wanted to find out if there is any reward in keeping a pet? because your feeding it and caring for it,

and I have heard our beloved prophet used to like cats and he let a cat/cats eat from the same plate as him is this true

and does this make it sunnah ??????

and do we get reward because our prophet liked cats ???

please answer the brothers question first

[avaissema]

SALAAM ALYKUM

I keep a pet arowana fish. Born and bred in captivity The fish tank is very big. I give the best vitamins and i try my best to care for him.

I have a question concerning food. It only eats live crickets.Is it okay to feed live food to fish. This is his what he eats in nature.

Is it wrong for muslims to feed live food to animals? So i know for the next time not to buy such a fish.

Asslamo Allaikum,

Where do you get the crickets from to feed it?

It sounds o.k to me.....

because not feeding it would be a sin wouldnt it ??

I also have a question regarding pets..

I have a pet cat i just wanted to find out if there is any reward in keeping a pet? because your feeding it and caring for it,

and I have heard our beloved prophet used to like cats and he let a cat/cats eat from the same plate as him is this true

and does this make it sunnah ??????

and do we get reward because our prophet liked cats ???

please answer the brothers question first

http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.p...6b25fb774815ec

[Aaron757]

It sounds o.k to me.....

because not feeding it would be a sin wouldnt it ??

I also have a question regarding pets..

I have a pet cat i just wanted to find out if there is any reward in keeping a pet? because your feeding it and caring for it,

and I have heard our beloved prophet used to like cats and he let a cat/cats eat from the same plate as him is this true

and does this make it sunnah ??????

and do we get reward because our prophet liked cats ???

please answer the brothers question first

Slmz,

I also have a cat and I was told that it is virtuous (do not know about Sunnah....?) to look after it, we have cats freely walking in and out of the masjid and no one bothers them.

Wslmz,

Bro Mo.

[Gaiaakgyyyg]

Slmz,

I also have a cat and I was told that it is virtuous (do not know about Sunnah....?) to look after it, we have cats freely walking in and out of the masjid and no one bothers them.

Wslmz,

Bro Mo.

yeah my when my dad came back from hajj he bought back a recording on his camera... there were little kittens just outside masjid un nabi.... n people wer just walkin past and petting them, everyone seemed to know they are safe and no one will harm them......

Imagine .....those cats might be decendants of the cats from our prophets time !!!!!

[CGH1KZzy]

I buy the crickets to feed my fish from a petshop. They bred for the purpose of live fish food

[BodeOmissemia]

WA wr wb..

Ironic how we can bring pets into our homes but when orphans have no homes we don't want to feed them. Momin must feed the children before they waste money on "pets." Just like here in america, how much money is wasted on every family wanting a dog? Now, I don't want to confuse having animals such as cows, chickens, goats, etc which actually reap many benefits for our use.

[CGH1KZzy]

I agree that we shuold feed orphans. But at the same time. Keeping pets has benefits.

One my son has learned that there there is value to life.

Secondly it teaches children also to be responsable. AND CARE FOR ALLAHS creatures.

And if u keep arowanas the bigger they get the more valualble they become.
Its a investment.

Salaam alykum
muhammad

[voksveta]

I think it's wrong to keep animals captive as pets (different if keeping them in some useful capacity), especially animals that are used to free range and large spaces (birds and fish), unless you have the means and space to really give them a good habitat to live in. Or you could always visit the zoo.

How would you like it if someone restricted your movement to a tiny little cage or tank?

Also I think money could be spent in better ways.

[Khcyhshq]

I was re-reading this thread and saw the last post. I don't see anything wrong with keeping pets even if they don't have any use. Like, I have a cat which I had for the last 4.5 years. Sure, she keeps the mice/rats/lizards away, but that wasn't the reason I got her; I got her for companionship.

As for birds in cages, if they weren't free roaming birds, I also don't see anything wrong with keeping them, especially since they were born in captivity, as long as the cage is big enough and the bird is being provided with fresh food and water. Same opinion I have with fish. Visiting the zoo isn't feasible for everyone lol, and you don't get to feed a normal tabby cat in the zoo or hold it in your arms and hear it purr.

Money can be spent in better ways, sure, but I like to see this as a way as earning some thawaab as well, since I'm feeding creatures of Allah. Besides, in a hot place like where I'm living, you don't even have to spend that much, unless you have to hand feed bunch of abandoned kittens, hehe. (I'm still reading Yaseen and hoping mummy cat will come back!) I could have always given them to SPCA, where they would be put down. I am hoping perhaps Allah will bless me for looking after the pets I have.

[CGH1KZzy]

Salaam Alykum

I agree we should be carefull when keeping pets. As to give them the best care.
After ALL they are ALLAHS also.

muhammad

[Unakjyfk]

I also have a pet fish.

I was in an assumption that i am providing everything which fish needs however when i did some research in fish care field i discover that no one but Allah only can suffice what they need hence i would rather not consider keeping pet fish as a good idea. As we live in a Atmosphere surrounded by air, Where in fish are surrounded by water so unless we have sufficient equipment's to keep the water condition unpolluted we can have fish.

However its illogical to spent a huge amount of money for mimicking nature.

Assume that you have been locked up in a room where in there is no room for outer atmosphere to getting in and you have to answer all your nature’s call in there, you will die with ammonia and the same happens with fish.

So please do some study and i am sure that You will find that its haram to keep fish as a pet in tank as we can never be able to suffice fish requirements as Allah does.

Following are the Hadith Which focuses on Fulling the requirement.

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 3.553 Narrated by Abdullah bin Umar
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "A woman was tortured and was put in Hell because of a cat which she had kept locked till it died of hunger."

Sahih Muslim Hadith 6638A Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘A woman was thrown into Hell-Fire because of a cat whom she had tied and did not provide it with food, nor did she set it free to eat insects of the earth until it died inch by inch.’

[9enackivegliva]

I was informed some time ago, that one must be careful when keeping a cat as a pet. I cannot remember the details, however it was explained that we are "not" allowed to pay money for a cat and if one was to purchase a cat with money it would be haram. I assume that this means one must simply adopt or take in a stray cat.

I have three very large parrots and a massive salt water aquarium, it is exceptionally expensive and a lot of work. It is very hard to provide attention / take care and purchase foods constantly. So be careful what you get yourself into,

[greekbeast]

Brother Commodore,
We have to be careful about restricting and narrowing the Deen of Allah to fulfill the limited scope and vision of men.

I have heard fuqaha attempt to give fatawa as if all the world of men are poor while ignoring that there are believers of means, even wealth too. An expensive car might be out of the question for most of us, but for those of wealth, it is permissible. And it might have ajar if it is purchased in some way for the sake of Allah, such as bringing the seller closer to the deen, or the revenue of the sale will go to help Allah's cause.


In that sense, a Muslim should measure his/her economic means: his expenses vs. his revenue.
Is he/she living beyond his means, and thus in debt?
He should also measure the practice of the Deen: would owning a pet help or hinder that practice?
Is he spending 1000s of euros a year on a pet (owning exotic fish can be expensive, so too a pure bred) which he could be spending on the Cause of Allah?
Does she own a pet instead of getting married?
Many professional working women have not focussed on starting a family and owning a pet serves as a substitute. However, years pass and they may have missed the chances to marry or have children. Marriage is half of the Deen, did owning that cat hinder her practice of the Deen?



Also, is owning a pet within one's means?
Owning a lion may be far to expensive for me, but for someone who is wealthy and owns a farm ( with livestock which he can also feed to his lion), owning a lion attracts people who want to view it to his farm. People even rent his farm for days at a time. Meanwhile, he gives subtle dawah there, providing excellent care to his animals and being an example to other farm owners and to nonMuslims, showing the Muslim's merciful side towards animals. Its also a refuge from the fitnah perpetrated in the cities.


Many of the answers to these questions can only be answered by individual believers. We can't limit the Deen, it's Allah's, not our's.
And Allah knows best.