Trading in timber by having green trees felled

Question

Question: Nowadays people have green, flourishing trees, which are living things, cut down and trade in the timber, and they benefit from it all the time. What is the status of such trade?

Answer

It is not appropriate to have trees cut down that are bearing fruit, or whose shade benefits creatures. Nevertheless, the income that results from cutting them down and trading will not be called haram.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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