The Ruling on the Leftovers and Droppings of the Hyena
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the saliva of the hyena, and its dung, in terms of...?
Answer:
All predators, every single one of them, except for those that are eaten. The hyena is eaten; yes, it is game and it is eaten. On this basis, it is pure. Yes. As for those who hold that the hyena is a predator and not eaten, because some scholars consider it forbidden, on this basis it is impure. But the correct view is that it is not impure, because it is game that is eaten. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the saliva of the hyena, and its dung, in terms of...?
Answer:
All predators, every single one of them, except for those that are eaten. The hyena is eaten; yes, it is game and it is eaten. On this basis, it is pure. Yes. As for those who hold that the hyena is a predator and not eaten, because some scholars consider it forbidden, on this basis it is impure. But the correct view is that it is not impure, because it is game that is eaten. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب حكم الماء إذا لاقته النجاسة — islamhouse.com (42:17)
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