The Ruling on Eating the Honey Badger and the Hedgehog
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Abu Rashid, a listener from Riyadh, asks about eating the honey badger and the hedgehog, which is called the *nays*?
Answer:
As for the honey badger, there is a clear text establishing its permissibility, praise be to Allah. It is among the permissible things and among the permissible game, despite a disagreement among scholars regarding the permissibility of eating it or its impermissibility. The correct view, if Allah wills, is that it is permissible. The hadith on this matter is cited from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the *nays*, it is among the impure things. The *nays* is a large hedgehog, and it is among the impure things, so it is not permissible to eat it. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Abu Rashid, a listener from Riyadh, asks about eating the honey badger and the hedgehog, which is called the *nays*?
Answer:
As for the honey badger, there is a clear text establishing its permissibility, praise be to Allah. It is among the permissible things and among the permissible game, despite a disagreement among scholars regarding the permissibility of eating it or its impermissibility. The correct view, if Allah wills, is that it is permissible. The hadith on this matter is cited from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the *nays*, it is among the impure things. The *nays* is a large hedgehog, and it is among the impure things, so it is not permissible to eat it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5655- حكم أكل الضبع والنيص - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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