Is it permissible to cut the long ears of sheep out of fear of disease?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner says: There are sheep of the Syrian variety from Syria. Their ears are long. Is it permissible for me to cut a piece of their ears while they are small? Because long ears get sick from the bottom, as they fall into the food and water?
Answer:
Allah created them this way, so do not cut anything from them except in the case of branding, for the purpose of identification. In that case, there is no harm.
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner says: There are sheep of the Syrian variety from Syria. Their ears are long. Is it permissible for me to cut a piece of their ears while they are small? Because long ears get sick from the bottom, as they fall into the food and water?
Answer:
Allah created them this way, so do not cut anything from them except in the case of branding, for the purpose of identification. In that case, there is no harm.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز قطع آذان الأغنام الطويلة خشية المرض؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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