The ruling on burning the carcasses of sheep instead of burying them
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Question:
May Allah bless you. Also, among the questions that came in, one of the listeners says: A large number of my sheep have died. Is it permissible for us to burn them instead of burying them?
Answer:
If there is a benefit in doing so, such as a carcass being on the side of the road that harms people with its smell, or if there are many and one is unable to bury them or take them far away, then this is removing a nuisance, and one is rewarded for doing this, if Allah wills. But if it is done without need or benefit, or if it is done for the sake of a harm, then this is not permissible. Yes.
May Allah bless you. Also, among the questions that came in, one of the listeners says: A large number of my sheep have died. Is it permissible for us to burn them instead of burying them?
Answer:
If there is a benefit in doing so, such as a carcass being on the side of the road that harms people with its smell, or if there are many and one is unable to bury them or take them far away, then this is removing a nuisance, and one is rewarded for doing this, if Allah wills. But if it is done without need or benefit, or if it is done for the sake of a harm, then this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7549 — youtube.com (5:51)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.