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What if somebody killed a snake on the road by a car accidentally?

Published as Killing a snake

· 8 Muharram 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What if somebody killed a snake on the road by a car accidentally? Is there any problem?

Answer

There is no problem in this.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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