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Is it permissible to keep birds in cages?

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Answered by Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Is it permissible to keep birds in cages?

Answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate

Yes, it is permissible as long as it is fed and given to drink, according to the imams.

 – Amjad

(Translated by Sr. Shazia Ahmad)

السؤال : هل يجوز حبس الطيور في القفص؟
  الجواب : نعم يجوز ذلك إن كان يبذل لها الطعام والشراب كما صرحوا به .

 

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