Slaughtering a sick animal or leaving it alone
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Question:
If a person has a sick animal, is it said that it is better to slaughter it or leave it until it dies?
Answer:
It appears that slaughtering is the way, or is it not? If someone will eat it, he slaughters it and gives it in charity. If it is something people eat, he kills it for the poor. But if it is harmful and no one will eat it, what is the benefit in slaughtering it? Perhaps it will recover, perhaps it will get better. Yes.
If a person has a sick animal, is it said that it is better to slaughter it or leave it until it dies?
Answer:
It appears that slaughtering is the way, or is it not? If someone will eat it, he slaughters it and gives it in charity. If it is something people eat, he kills it for the poor. But if it is harmful and no one will eat it, what is the benefit in slaughtering it? Perhaps it will recover, perhaps it will get better. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح القديم ]، بداية من كتاب الأطعمة — islamhouse.com (48:23)
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