The Impurity of the Monkey and Its Sale and Purchase
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: Is the monkey considered impure or pure? If a person touches it, is it obligatory for him to wash his hands?
The Shaykh:
The monkey is impure. Everything whose meat is not eaten is impure. If it is wet when he touches it, he washes his hand. But if it is dry, there is no harm.
The questioner:
And is it permissible to buy and sell it?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: Is the monkey considered impure or pure? If a person touches it, is it obligatory for him to wash his hands?
The Shaykh:
The monkey is impure. Everything whose meat is not eaten is impure. If it is wet when he touches it, he washes his hand. But if it is dry, there is no harm.
The questioner:
And is it permissible to buy and sell it?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، ذكر الآثار عن تابعي التابعين ومن بعدهم — islamhouse.com (1:01:36)
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