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Fatwa #2214931 August 2012Australia

Are Muslims allowed to keep fish tanks in the house?

Question

Are muslims allowed to keep fish tanks in the house?

Answer

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible for one to keep fish tanks as long as the fish are adequately taken care of.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Moulana Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.



   1لا خلاف بين الفقهاء في أنه يجب علي المالك اطعام بهائمه، و سقيها (الموسوعة الفقهية الكويتية، ج  8، ص 337، ادارة)

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