The ruling on eating the hyrax and the civet
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Question:
The questioner Abu 'Ammar says: What is the correct view, O Shaykh, regarding eating the hyrax and eating the civet?
Answer:
The correct view is that the civet is lawful; it is lawful, because it was said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that it is game, and he said, yes, it is game. The civet is game that is eaten. Likewise, the civet was eaten at the table of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he approved of the one who ate it, although he did not eat from it himself. He said that it is not from the land of his people, meaning it is not from the land of al-Hijaz, and he found it distasteful. Yes.
The questioner Abu 'Ammar says: What is the correct view, O Shaykh, regarding eating the hyrax and eating the civet?
Answer:
The correct view is that the civet is lawful; it is lawful, because it was said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that it is game, and he said, yes, it is game. The civet is game that is eaten. Likewise, the civet was eaten at the table of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he approved of the one who ate it, although he did not eat from it himself. He said that it is not from the land of his people, meaning it is not from the land of al-Hijaz, and he found it distasteful. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/084 — archive.org (7:02)
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