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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to bend a sheep's leg behind its neck?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If I twist and bend a sheep's leg behind its neck, is that permissible? And does that constitute torturing it?

Answer:
It is permissible to place its leg under its head for its comfort. As for twisting its leg or its arm, that is torturing it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز ثني يد الشاة خلف رقبتها؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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