Question
Is recreational fishing permissible, and may live bait be used?
Answer
Recreational fishing being for satisfaction of the nafs at the expense of causing pain to animals is not permissible. It is haraam to use any kind of live bait even when fishing is necessary.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 21 No 07
- PDF page
- 4
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