Killing Frogs

QUESTION:

Are we allowed to kill frogs?

ANSWER:

No, Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam forbade us from killing frogs. See below:

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، أَنَّ طَبِيبًا، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ ضِفْدَعٍ يَجْعَلُهَا فِي دَوَاءٍ فَنَهَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ قَتْلِهَا (سنن أبي داؤد #3871)

Abdur Rahmaan bin Uthmaan Radiallahu Anhu narrated that when a physician consulted Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam about putting frogs in medicine, he forbade him from killing them.

ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani

Date: 06 Shawwaal 1447 / 26 March 2026

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:

Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb