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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Eating Hyena Meat

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is hyena meat lawful?

Answer:
Yes, the hyena is lawful game. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about it
Are they game (that can be hunted)?’ He said: ‘Yes.أصيد هو؟ قال نعم
Sunan Ibn Majah 3236Sahih (Darussalam)
, so it is among the game. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب تحريم قتل الصيد وضمانه بنظيره — islamhouse.com (38:41)

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