Does the meaning of our saying "it was made lawful" imply that it was previously forbidden?

Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Does the fact that the meat of domestic donkeys was permissible imply that it was pure before it was forbidden, and then when it was forbidden, it became impure?

Answer:
You know that the prohibition came after the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) So what was before the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), its ruling is the ruling of what was before the legislation. What was before the legislation is not held accountable for, because no evidence came to them regarding its prohibition, so it remains on the original state. When the evidence and the prohibition came, they abstained. So they remain on the original state, that there is no preventer from eating the meat of domestic donkeys, remaining on the original state, yes.