Are hunting dogs considered beasts?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his discussion regarding the permissibility of hunting with a trained dog, as opposed to hunting with a dog that has not been trained, that "knowledge has even affected the beasts." So, are hunting dogs considered beasts?
Answer:
There is no doubt that they are among the beasts. Beasts are those that do not speak; the term "beasts" is the name for animals that do not speak. So, they are beasts without a doubt, and the trained dog is better than the untrained dog. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his discussion regarding the permissibility of hunting with a trained dog, as opposed to hunting with a dog that has not been trained, that "knowledge has even affected the beasts." So, are hunting dogs considered beasts?
Answer:
There is no doubt that they are among the beasts. Beasts are those that do not speak; the term "beasts" is the name for animals that do not speak. So, they are beasts without a doubt, and the trained dog is better than the untrained dog. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يطلق على كلاب الصيد أنها بهائم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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