The Ruling on Feeding Animals Live Prey
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Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh, my brother Qays al-Khalidi from al-Jawf says: I saw that in some zoos, when they feed the animals, they throw some live animals at them while they are still alive. For example, they feed a large snake a live chicken, and so on with the rest of the animals. What is the ruling on this action? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
This is forbidden and not permissible. They should not give them live animals to devour. They should slaughter them and then give them to the animals. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Your Excellency the Shaykh, my brother Qays al-Khalidi from al-Jawf says: I saw that in some zoos, when they feed the animals, they throw some live animals at them while they are still alive. For example, they feed a large snake a live chicken, and so on with the rest of the animals. What is the ruling on this action? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
This is forbidden and not permissible. They should not give them live animals to devour. They should slaughter them and then give them to the animals. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7508 — youtube.com (10:09)
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