killing spiders?

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I R Paki said:
For those, Im a guy. If a see a tarantula im not likely to burst out, WOW THATS SO COOL, Id rather kill it. Are there any refrences from the Quran which show or suggest we cannot kill spiders if they are causing a nuisance, anything specific?
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Why would you even want to kill something that's not going to hurt you? :?
They are entitled to life as much as we are.

No creature wants to die... even the ants try to protect themselves, as told in the Quran:

An ant exclaimed: 'O ants: Enter your dwellings lest Sulayman and his troops crush you because they do not understand.' 'And he (Sulayman) smiled laughing at her speech. (Surah an-Naml, 27:17-19)
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so sweet subhanAllah :)


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how can you worship god and think nothing of killing his creations, even if they are no danger to you, simply because you don't like them or think they are creepy or walk funny? how do you justify this point of view?
i am really curious.
i agree 100% with Muslimah_Sis and united.
 
Fishman said:
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I think they are mostly dead now.
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dude im sure that depends where u are. there's LOADS where i am (UK North), ive seen one nearly everyday this summer.. and saw one yesterday and its autmunn now!

i dont mean to kill them, and i do feel guilty straight after. but when i dont have my spider catcher to hand and there is a rlly big one coming towards me (one was in my hair once).. i have serious panic attacks and just end up killin em =(
 
Muslimah_Sis said:
SubhanAllah! That's a very good question Snakelegs.
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:)
i would appreciate it if some people would address this issue. it puzzles me everytime it comes up.
how can you worship god and kill his creatures simply because you don't like them?
for people with specific phobias about animals, i would suggest you go to the library and read some books on the ones you don't like. the more you learn about various creatures and their adaptations, the more in awe of god you will be - so it will do 2 things - help you overcome your fears and strengthen your faith.
the vast majority of animals are completely harmless and i don't know of any creatures that want to do you harm, just for the fun of it.
 
Well, for me, I am beyond terrified of spiders. I dread going outside in the summer, I can't enjoy my deck or sit at the patio table for fear I will see a spider. If it's a big spider, I run and then call the boy next door to come move it. If it's in a web, away from me, it's ok. As long as I know it will stay there, I'm fine. Unless you have that kind of fear, which some of you don't, then you can't possibly understand the panic that sets in. The first reaction is to get rid of it, and that normally means using the end of my shoe or bug spray.

I don't go out of my way to kill any critters, but when one suddenly appears, which spiders have a tendancy to do...it's a first reaction. By the way, it's not only the spider that scares me....I'm afraid of the webs too.

I have no fear of snakes, ants, grasshoppers, mice, bees, wasps, etc., my fear is namely with spiders and june bugs. It may seem silly to some of you but for those of us with the phobia, it's beyond terrifying. And for some of us, as I've already mentioned, it gets to the point where it interfers with our daily activities. I can't mow the lawn, or turn on the water hose, hang clothes on the line, open the shed, weed my garden, etc., etc., etc.

There's no way to explain that to someone who doesn't have the fear. You have to relate it to something you fear. Personally, I don't know how someone could kill a snake or a little mouse, but if their fear is anything like mine with spiders, I understand.

Hana
 
Man invented paper, cups and open doors to aid the removal of tiny creatures he dislikes.
 
Ummah said:
dude im sure that depends where u are. there's LOADS where i am (UK North), ive seen one nearly everyday this summer.. and saw one yesterday and its autmunn now!

i dont mean to kill them, and i do feel guilty straight after. but when i dont have my spider catcher to hand and there is a rlly big one coming towards me (one was in my hair once).. i have serious panic attacks and just end up killin em =(
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Oh. Down in Nottingham there was a hurricane, which killed most of them. I still saw one quite recently, but no swarms.
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i agree with you snakelegs.
it is true that ignorance breeds fear.
 
When did I ever mention I wanted to kill a spider? If you had bothered to read my first post and other posts it said, how do we handle these? Most people got the idea, then I asked where does it say that we cant? Or can? Its not really a hard question. Its the question of whether we are ALLOWED to kill a spider, where it says we cant/can or any suggestions from our holy book. None of you have even answered my question of what to do if they are becoming a nuisance. If theres are 10s or 100s of spiders in my room? What If I dont have enough paper to remove them all? Its not a phobia, I just dont like creepy crawly things and I dont think I could be in a room of 100s of spiders. Wouldnt be able to use the conviential method of destroying them or using insecticides. How hard can it be to answer that? The whole purpose of this topic was to investigate the whole idea, and you called me ignorant.
 
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If you get many spiders more than five frequently, then by all means use whatever you want to. It does not state in Qur-an to kill or not to kill spiders, it's just that people (muslims) read the hadith of the cave and interpreted that we should not kill them. If it is necessary, then by all means, if it is not necessary, then don't; which comes down to your moral belief of life of how a creature should be handled.

Personally, I am scared of spiders as well. But not a phobia, just get startled when I see them, but not too frequently I see them.

Suggestion, you should clean your room, spray the bug spray to keep the spiders from entering your room, maintain your room and do not leave any sweets, or food that may attract spiders.

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DigitalStorm82 said:
You guys will not do well on fear factor lol :D
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omg, when they show the people in plastic boxes and dump spiders on them.....I have to turn the channel. I can't watch that, I wouldn't sleep for a month. :uuh:
 
lol^

It is wrong to do so!

Allah has named a surah by 'al ankabut' which means a spider :)

And another ayah has been presented which talks about the ant....The Quran....Is something that can have either no effect on you, or can effect you so much that all you ever think about is the Quran
 
Do what I do, trap it, and then once u can transport it by keeping urself safe, let it out.

Unless it's going to harm you, do not harm it.
 
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If you get many spiders more than five frequently, then by all means use whatever you want to. It does not state in Qur-an to kill or not to kill spiders, it's just that people (muslims) read the hadith of the cave and interpreted that we should not kill them. If it is necessary, then by all means, if it is not necessary, then don't; which comes down to your moral belief of life of how a creature should be handled.

Personally, I am scared of spiders as well. But not a phobia, just get startled when I see them, but not too frequently I see them.

Suggestion, you should clean your room, spray the bug spray to keep the spiders from entering your room, maintain your room and do not leave any sweets, or food that may attract spiders.

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thats the best explanation..
 

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