The Ruling on Eating Horse and Ostrich Meat
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The questioner:
This questioner asks, Shaykh, about the ruling on eating horse and ostrich meat.
The Shaykh:
This is lawful. Horses are lawful. Asma (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, said: "We slaughtered a horse in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and we ate it." The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) approved them for doing so. So horses are lawful. And the second item
The questioner:
horses and ostriches.
The Shaykh:
And likewise ostriches, because they are among the birds that fall under what is permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
This questioner asks, Shaykh, about the ruling on eating horse and ostrich meat.
The Shaykh:
This is lawful. Horses are lawful. Asma (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, said: "We slaughtered a horse in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and we ate it." The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) approved them for doing so. So horses are lawful. And the second item
The questioner:
horses and ostriches.
The Shaykh:
And likewise ostriches, because they are among the birds that fall under what is permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/051 — archive.org (14:01)
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