The ruling on eating the meat of the elephant and the giraffe
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on eating the meat of the elephant, and likewise the giraffe and the like?
The Shaykh:
What is its ruling?
The questioner:
What is the ruling on eating the meat of the elephant and the giraffe?
The Shaykh:
In any case, there is something that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly forbade: every predator with fangs and every bird of prey with talons. This is forbidden; this is forbidden by explicit text from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for what has no fangs and no talons, but is considered impure or feeds on impurities, this is also forbidden because it feeds on impurities. Or if it is inherently impure and people find it repulsive, this is also forbidden, for impurities are forbidden to them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on eating the meat of the elephant, and likewise the giraffe and the like?
The Shaykh:
What is its ruling?
The questioner:
What is the ruling on eating the meat of the elephant and the giraffe?
The Shaykh:
In any case, there is something that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly forbade: every predator with fangs and every bird of prey with talons. This is forbidden; this is forbidden by explicit text from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for what has no fangs and no talons, but is considered impure or feeds on impurities, this is also forbidden because it feeds on impurities. Or if it is inherently impure and people find it repulsive, this is also forbidden, for impurities are forbidden to them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2713 -2802] حكم أكل لحم الفيل والزرافة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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