The Ruling on Eating Horse Meat and the Urine of Beasts of Burden
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am confused by the answer of Imam al-Awza'i (may Allah have mercy on him) when he was asked about the urine of beasts of burden whose meat is not eaten, such as the mule, the donkey, and the horse. Is the correct view that their meat is eaten or not eaten?
Answer:
There is a difference of opinion among the scholars, and the correct view is that their meat is eaten, based on the statement of Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her)Sahih Muslim 1942a This is evidence, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of them doing so, which indicates that it is lawful and that its meat is eaten. So as long as its meat is eaten, its urine is pure.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am confused by the answer of Imam al-Awza'i (may Allah have mercy on him) when he was asked about the urine of beasts of burden whose meat is not eaten, such as the mule, the donkey, and the horse. Is the correct view that their meat is eaten or not eaten?
Answer:
There is a difference of opinion among the scholars, and the correct view is that their meat is eaten, based on the statement of Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her)
We slaughtered a horse and ate it during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).
نحرنا فرسا على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فأكلناه
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك : أن الناس في عصر الصحابة والتابعين ومن بعدهم كانوا يأتون المساجد حفاة في الطين وغيره — islamhouse.com (55:40)
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