The Ruling on Eating the Honey Badger
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Question:
The questioner: I read in some books that the fourth animal is not to be slaughtered. How is that determined? What if Allah the Exalted sent the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) a command to believe in this?
Answer:
The Shaykh: Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade every type of wild cat, but he permitted the badger. Therefore, this is a specific exception. The prohibition of every type of wild cat is a general ruling, and the permission of the badger is a specific ruling. The specific ruling takes precedence over the general ruling, and the badger is excluded.
The questioner: I read in some books that the fourth animal is not to be slaughtered. How is that determined? What if Allah the Exalted sent the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) a command to believe in this?
Answer:
The Shaykh: Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade every type of wild cat, but he permitted the badger. Therefore, this is a specific exception. The prohibition of every type of wild cat is a general ruling, and the permission of the badger is a specific ruling. The specific ruling takes precedence over the general ruling, and the badger is excluded.