The intended meaning of the wild donkey
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I heard from one of the students of knowledge that the wild donkey referred to is a type of gazelle or antelope with horns, which existed in the Arabian Peninsula in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that the wild donkey is not the striped one that people know today, and that it did not exist in the Arabian Peninsula at all. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
This is empty talk with no meaning. Except for the domestic donkey, it is lawful from all donkeys, whether striped or not, in the Arabian Peninsula or elsewhere; it is all lawful except for the domestic donkey only. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I heard from one of the students of knowledge that the wild donkey referred to is a type of gazelle or antelope with horns, which existed in the Arabian Peninsula in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that the wild donkey is not the striped one that people know today, and that it did not exist in the Arabian Peninsula at all. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
This is empty talk with no meaning. Except for the domestic donkey, it is lawful from all donkeys, whether striped or not, in the Arabian Peninsula or elsewhere; it is all lawful except for the domestic donkey only. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نجاسة لحم الحيوان الذي لا يؤكل إذا ذبح — islamhouse.com (50:22)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.