The Ruling on Killing the Hoopoe
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Question:
The questioner also asks: Is the hoopoe the same one mentioned with Sulayman in the Qur'an, and what is the ruling on killing the hoopoe?
Answer:
The hoopoe is the hoopoe, as Allah mentioned regarding Sulayman, and in other contexts. The hoopoe is well known; it is this well-known bird. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade killing the ant, the bee, the hoopoe, and the woodpecker, and he forbade killing the frog. The scholars have derived a principle that whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade killing is forbidden, and whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded to be killed is forbidden, such as the five harmful creatures that are killed in both the sacred precinct and outside it. This is also one of the guidelines for what is lawful and what is forbidden.
The questioner also asks: Is the hoopoe the same one mentioned with Sulayman in the Qur'an, and what is the ruling on killing the hoopoe?
Answer:
The hoopoe is the hoopoe, as Allah mentioned regarding Sulayman, and in other contexts. The hoopoe is well known; it is this well-known bird. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade killing the ant, the bee, the hoopoe, and the woodpecker, and he forbade killing the frog. The scholars have derived a principle that whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade killing is forbidden, and whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded to be killed is forbidden, such as the five harmful creatures that are killed in both the sacred precinct and outside it. This is also one of the guidelines for what is lawful and what is forbidden.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 250 من المجموعة الثالثة للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (2:37)
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