Fatwa ID: 06516
Answered by: Mufti Syed Johir Miah
Question:
I have two questions
1. Can you use live worms as fishing bait? I have heard multiple opinions. Fishing with live worms increases your chance to catch fish so I was wondering if it is allowed to use it.
2. What foot do you exit out of the house?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Abbas ( رضى الله عنهما ) reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) have said:
لاَ تَتَّخِذُوا شَيْئًا فِيهِ الرُّوحُ غَرَضًا ” .
“Do not make anything having life as a target.”1
Likewise, Saeed Bin Jubair (رحمه الله) reported that;
قَالَ مَرَّ ابْنُ عُمَرَ بِنَفَرٍ قَدْ نَصَبُوا دَجَاجَةً يَتَرَامَوْنَهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَوُا ابْنَ عُمَرَ تَفَرَّقُوا عَنْهَا . فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَعَنَ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا .
Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Umar ( رضى الله عنهما ) happened to pass by a party of men who had tied a hen and were shooting arrows at it. As soon as they saw Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Umar ( رضى الله عنهما ), they scattered from it. Thereupon Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Umar ( رضى الله عنهما ) said:
Who has done this? Verily Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) has invoked curse upon him who does this. 2
Hence, it is not permissible to use live bait for fishing as this causes pain and suffering to the creature.
Regarding the second question, it is narrated by Sayyidah Aisha (رضى الله عنها) that:
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَتَنَعُّلِهِ.
The Prophet of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to start everything from the right (for good things) whenever it was possible in all his affairs, for example in washing, combing or wearing shoes.” 3
The general rule is that it is preferable (Mustahab) for one to commence anything virtuous from the right side, such as wudu, ghusl, tayammum, wearing clothes, putting on shoes, socks, etc.
However, if there is anything that is opposed to being good or virtuous, then one should start from the left side, like when entering the toilet or cleansing oneself whilst in the toilet.4 Therefore, it is recommended (Mustahab) enter the house with the right foot. Nevertheless, there is a difference of opinion when exiting the house. The first view is that it is recommended to exit the house with the left foot.
The second view is that it is recommended (Mustahab) exit the house with the right foot. 5
Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by Mufti Syed Johir Miah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
1 Sahih Muslim, Hadith Number 1957, 1549/3, Dar Ihyat Turath, Beirut, Lebanon, 1412 H.
2 Sahih Muslim, Hadith Number 1958, 1549/3, Dar Ihyat Turath, Beirut, Lebanon, 1412 H.
3 Sahih Bukhari, Hadith Number 5854, 154/7, Dar Tuqin Najah, 1422 H.
Sahih Muslim, Hadith Number 268, 226/1, Dar Ihyat Turath, Beirut, Lebanon, 1412 H.
4 باب استحباب تقديم اليمين في كل ما هو من باب التكريم
كالوضوءِ والغُسْلِ والتَّيَمُّمِ، ولُبْسِ الثَّوْبِ والنَّعْلِ والخُفِّ والسَّراوِيلِ ودُخولِ المسجد، والسواك، والاكتحال، وتقليم الأظافر، وقَصِّ الشّارِبِ ونَتْفِ الإبْطِ، وحلقِ الرَّأسِ، والسّلامِ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ، والأكْلِ والشُّربِ، والمُصافحَةِ، واسْتِلاَمِ الحَجَرِ الأسْوَدِ، والخروجِ منَ الخلاءِ، والأخذ والعطاء، وغيرِ ذَلِكَ مِمّا هُوَ في معناه. ويُسْتَحَبُّ تَقديمُ اليسارِ في ضدِ ذَلِكَ، كالامْتِخاطِ والبُصاقِ عن اليسار، ودخولِ الخَلاءِ،
Riyadhus Saliheen, Nawawi, Hadith 232/1, Dar Ibn Kathir, Damascus, Syria, 1428 H.
5 والمنزل يقدم يمناه فيهما، انتهى۔
Al-Fiqhul Islami Wa Adillatuhoo, Az-Zahilee, 355/1, Darul Fikr, Damascus, Syria.
