Question Summary:
I would like to ask that are we allowed to keep Hamster in house as Pet?

Question Detail:

Assalam-o-Alaikum
I would like to ask that are we allowed to keep Hamster in house as Pet?If no then why? and i would like to ask that my jacket has a hood, is that going to count as covering of head during prayer? Please reply as soon as possible
Jazkullah Khair

Answer :

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
1) It is permissible to keep a hamster as a pet.
2) It is permissible to cover the head with the hood of a jacket but to have a separate hat will be better
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Ml. Ya'qoob Dadabhai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah