The Ruling on Eating Elephant Meat
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Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the elephant has a large tusk, but it eats grasses and does not eat meat, so it does not prey on them with its tusk. Does it fall under the category of those with tusks that prey?
Answer:
I heard this; I heard that the jurists classified it among the predatory animals with tusks, so it is forbidden. Also, we have not heard that the elephant is entrusted with anything; we have not heard that it is entrusted.
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the elephant has a large tusk, but it eats grasses and does not eat meat, so it does not prey on them with its tusk. Does it fall under the category of those with tusks that prey?
Answer:
I heard this; I heard that the jurists classified it among the predatory animals with tusks, so it is forbidden. Also, we have not heard that the elephant is entrusted with anything; we have not heard that it is entrusted.