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The Ruling on Eating the Honey Badger

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The questioner:
What is the ruling on eating gazelle?

The Shaykh:
The gazelle or the honey badger.

The questioner:
The honey badger.

The Shaykh:
The hyena: it is permissible to eat the hyena, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about it
Are they game (that can be hunted)?’ He said: ‘Yes.أصيد هو؟ قال نعم
Sunan Ibn Majah 3236Sahih (Darussalam)
, so the hyena is eaten, yes.

The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (178) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1438-12-28] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (31:04)

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