The Intended Meaning of What Ritual Slaughter Applies To and the Ruling on the Cat
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The questioner:
The questioner: Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what is the intended meaning of your statement regarding what the Dajjal will not be able to enter? Is the intended meaning the livestock, or is it everything that indicates this?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: Everything that is mentioned. The intended meaning is everything that is mentioned; ritual slaughter is performed on it, meaning ritual slaughter makes it lawful to eat. This applies to all animals, including livestock and others, such as hyenas, rabbits, and... and birds. Everything that ritual slaughter makes lawful to eat. Yes.
The questioner:
The questioner: And may Allah preserve you, Shaykh, the cat is apparent in life, so is ritual slaughter performed on it? And is it permissible to benefit from it?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: No, the cat is not eaten. The intended meaning is what ritual slaughter is performed on, which is what is eaten. Ritual slaughter is not performed on the cat, even if it is pure in life. However, the intended meaning of "pure in life" is that on which ritual slaughter is performed, meaning that makes its eating lawful. Yes.
The questioner: Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what is the intended meaning of your statement regarding what the Dajjal will not be able to enter? Is the intended meaning the livestock, or is it everything that indicates this?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: Everything that is mentioned. The intended meaning is everything that is mentioned; ritual slaughter is performed on it, meaning ritual slaughter makes it lawful to eat. This applies to all animals, including livestock and others, such as hyenas, rabbits, and... and birds. Everything that ritual slaughter makes lawful to eat. Yes.
The questioner:
The questioner: And may Allah preserve you, Shaykh, the cat is apparent in life, so is ritual slaughter performed on it? And is it permissible to benefit from it?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: No, the cat is not eaten. The intended meaning is what ritual slaughter is performed on, which is what is eaten. Ritual slaughter is not performed on the cat, even if it is pure in life. However, the intended meaning of "pure in life" is that on which ritual slaughter is performed, meaning that makes its eating lawful. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/الطهارة/الآنية/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (6:44)
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