I found a small lamb and could not find its owner, so I took it and nursed it until it grew up. May I slaughter it and feed my family?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I was traveling and stopped on the road to rest, where I found a small lamb. I went looking for its owner or for sheep nearby, but I found nothing. He says: I took it and nursed it until it grew up, and it is now with me. Is it permissible for me to slaughter it and feed my family?
Answer:
You must pay its value. If its owner comes, you pay its value. If no one comes, it is yours. And your brother is more entitled to it than others.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I was traveling and stopped on the road to rest, where I found a small lamb. I went looking for its owner or for sheep nearby, but I found nothing. He says: I took it and nursed it until it grew up, and it is now with me. Is it permissible for me to slaughter it and feed my family?
Answer:
You must pay its value. If its owner comes, you pay its value. If no one comes, it is yours. And your brother is more entitled to it than others.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1870 -3022] وجدت خروفا صغيرا ولم أجد صاحبه فأخذته وأرضعته حتى كبر، فهل أذبحه وأطعمه أهلي؟ — youtube.com
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