Hunting with trained beasts of prey
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to hunt with trained beasts of prey, such as wolves, leopards, and others?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to hunt with anything other than a dog. It is not permissible to use beasts of prey. Beasts of prey do not hunt for you. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:4] The wolf and the leopard do not hold it for you; they hold it for themselves. So it is forbidden. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to hunt with trained beasts of prey, such as wolves, leopards, and others?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to hunt with anything other than a dog. It is not permissible to use beasts of prey. Beasts of prey do not hunt for you. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
So eat of what they catch for you
فَكُلُوا مِمَّا أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما ما أفتى به الحسن وإبراهيم النخعي ومالك في إحدى الروايتين عنه — islamhouse.com (48:53)
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