The ruling on racing hunting dogs over a gazelle
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Question:
The questioner says: There are people who gather, and each person has a hunting dog. Then they buy a gazelle and release it, and the dogs chase it for about twenty kilometers. Whoever’s dog catches it gets it, and they call it the prize. What is the ruling on this practice in terms of gathering money and torturing the animal?
Answer:
This is not permissible. First, it is a wager, so it is consuming wealth unjustly. Second, it involves torturing the animal in this manner. Yes, their intention is not hunting; their intention is racing, i.e., which of their dogs catches it, and they take a prize for it. This is invalid and not permissible for two reasons: first, it is one of the wagers, which is a form of gambling, and second, it involves torturing the animal by making it the target. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: There are people who gather, and each person has a hunting dog. Then they buy a gazelle and release it, and the dogs chase it for about twenty kilometers. Whoever’s dog catches it gets it, and they call it the prize. What is the ruling on this practice in terms of gathering money and torturing the animal?
Answer:
This is not permissible. First, it is a wager, so it is consuming wealth unjustly. Second, it involves torturing the animal in this manner. Yes, their intention is not hunting; their intention is racing, i.e., which of their dogs catches it, and they take a prize for it. This is invalid and not permissible for two reasons: first, it is one of the wagers, which is a form of gambling, and second, it involves torturing the animal by making it the target. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
بلوغ المرام [33] — alfawzan.live (51:12)
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