The Ruling on Selling and Buying Domestic Donkeys
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to sell and buy domestic donkeys, even though they are ritually impure?
Answer:
Yes, domestic donkeys are sold and bought, and one may ride them. Their sweat is pure, and the Muslims have continued to use them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) rode them, and there is no harm in that. What is forbidden is eating their meat. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to sell and buy domestic donkeys, even though they are ritually impure?
Answer:
Yes, domestic donkeys are sold and bought, and one may ride them. Their sweat is pure, and the Muslims have continued to use them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) rode them, and there is no harm in that. What is forbidden is eating their meat. 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 (58:55)
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