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What is the ruling on eating wild donkeys that resemble domestic ones?

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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In some areas of the Kingdom, there are differences among donkeys; some look like domestic ones but are wild. Are these included among wild donkeys? What? He says: May Allah reward you. In some areas, there are differences among donkeys, and some look like domestic ones but are wild.

The Shaykh:
What is it to be?

The questioner:
Between the wild ones.

The Shaykh:
Which donkeys? Wild donkeys or domestic donkeys?

The questioner:
State it clearly.

The Shaykh:
Domestic donkeys are forbidden in all their types; there are no distinctions among them. Wild donkeys also have no distinctions among them; they are all permissible. All wild donkeys are permissible, and all domestic donkeys are forbidden. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم أكل الحمر الوحشية التي تشبه الأهلية؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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