بـسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Question:
May we kill insects in our homes, insects such as ants and
cockroaches, using fire, and if not, what should we do?
Answer:
If these insects are harmful, you should not kill them using
fire, but using insecticides. The Messenger of Allaah said, There are five
animals that are all Fawasiq and should be killed while not in Ihram and while
in Ihram: the crow, the kite (a kind of bird), the scorpion, the mouse, and the
ferocious dog. [1] In another narration, the Messenger of Allaah mentioned six,
the sixth one being the snake. The same ruling applies to other harmful
animals, such as cockroaches and ants: you
may kill them, but don't kill
them using fire; rather you should use insecticides. And with Allaah is the facilitation to
do what is right.
Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Aziz bin Baz
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[1] Al-Bukhari no.
1829 and Muslim no. 1198
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Source: Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 8, Page 283, DARUSSALAM | FatwaIslam.Com
