Taming the fierce donkey by loading it with heavy burdens
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a method used by those who use animals for riding, such as donkeys. They have a way of taming it if it is fierce: they load it with heavy burdens, and after a period of time, it becomes docile and calm. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to load it with what it cannot bear. It is not permissible, but it can be tamed by other means, without this method. This is torture. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
That the donkey is calm. The donkey is, in fact, among the best of animals in terms of calmness and obedience. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a method used by those who use animals for riding, such as donkeys. They have a way of taming it if it is fierce: they load it with heavy burdens, and after a period of time, it becomes docile and calm. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to load it with what it cannot bear. It is not permissible, but it can be tamed by other means, without this method. This is torture. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
That the donkey is calm. The donkey is, in fact, among the best of animals in terms of calmness and obedience. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 087-نفقة الأقارب والمماليك - 17-7-25 هـ — archive.org (1:11:34)
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