Why is eating the hyena permitted, when it is one of the beasts of prey?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, many questions are asked about the hyena: is it lawful?
The Shaykh:
About what?
The questioner:
About the hyena, the animal: is it lawful to eat? And why was it excepted from the beasts of prey?
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) excepted it, and the hadith is strong, so it is lawful, it is lawful. And as for the reason, Allah knows best about that. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if it is lawful to eat, is all of its meat lawful, or are some parts excepted?
The Shaykh:
Who is it that excepts something from what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has made lawful? Nothing is excepted except by evidence. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, many questions are asked about the hyena: is it lawful?
The Shaykh:
About what?
The questioner:
About the hyena, the animal: is it lawful to eat? And why was it excepted from the beasts of prey?
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) excepted it, and the hadith is strong, so it is lawful, it is lawful. And as for the reason, Allah knows best about that. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if it is lawful to eat, is all of its meat lawful, or are some parts excepted?
The Shaykh:
Who is it that excepts something from what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has made lawful? Nothing is excepted except by evidence. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2430 -2802] لماذا أحُلَّ أكل حيوان الضبع وهو من السباع؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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