Question: 8804
In our building there is a feral cat. Is it permissible to kill it?
Praise be to Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah.
If a cat or similar animal is known to be a nuisance and aggressive, and a man kills it when it is acting aggressively for his own protection, he does not owe any compensation for doing so. It is like when a man kills an attacker in self-defence.
And Allah knows best.
Source:
Fataawa al-Imaam al-Nawawi, 220
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