What is the wisdom behind the permissibility of eating the hyena, given that it is a predator with fangs?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I read in some books of Islamic jurisprudence that eating the hyena is lawful, and the question is: what is the wisdom behind its permissibility, given that it is a predator with fangs?
Answer:
This is in the Sunnah, not just in the books of Islamic jurisprudence. In the Sunnah, there is an authentic hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the eating of the hyena. It is among the good things, and it is among the good things, so it is an exception to every animal with fangs. It is an exception to every animal with fangs, so its eating is permissible by the authentic Sunnah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I read in some books of Islamic jurisprudence that eating the hyena is lawful, and the question is: what is the wisdom behind its permissibility, given that it is a predator with fangs?
Answer:
This is in the Sunnah, not just in the books of Islamic jurisprudence. In the Sunnah, there is an authentic hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the eating of the hyena. It is among the good things, and it is among the good things, so it is an exception to every animal with fangs. It is an exception to every animal with fangs, so its eating is permissible by the authentic Sunnah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [394 -954] ما الحِكمة من حِل أكل الضبع، علمًا بأنه مُفترسٌ وذو ناب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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