Can we kill those animals which can be harmful for us?

Question

Can we kill those animals which can be harmful for us like Scorpion etc. Does Islam give us permission for this?

Answer 1

Yes, it is permissible to kill creatures that may cause harm, including scorpions. There are ahadith which explicitly state this:

خمس فواسق يقتلن في الحل والحرم الحية والغراب الأبقع والفأرة والكلب العقور والحديا

Five are the harmful things which should be killed in the sanctuary or otherwise: snake, speckled crow, rat, rabid dog and kite

^{— Sahih Muslim}

خمس فواسق يقتلن في الحرم الفأرة والعقرب والحديا والغراب والكلب العقور

Five kinds of animals are mischief-doers and can be killed even in the sanctuary: They are the rat the scorpion, the kite, the crow and the rabid dog.

^{— Sahih Bukhari}