The prohibition is reported regarding the sale of meat for a live animal, and the scholars differed on the ruling if the species differ, such as goat meat for a cow; what is the ruling on that?

The questioner : The hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) states: "He prohibited the sale of meat for a live animal," and in one narration: "for a sheep." I read a long study by Ibn 'Abd al-Barr in "al-Tamhid" in his commentary, but I did not arrive at a clear, distinct conclusion with evidence for that.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : So it would be good if, meaning, if you now recall a specific study or a particular opinion on the subject?

The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not have a study on this subject, but you say: I did not see evidence, so the evidence is in the hadith itself.

The questioner : No, my intention is to clarify the disagreement; because they say: He prohibited the sale of meat for a live animal if the species differ or if the species are the same; meaning, for example, goat meat.

The Shaykh : For a goat.

The questioner : For a goat, this is prohibited, but for a cow, this is permissible; here is the issue.

The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, I do not have an answer to this at the moment.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: Yes.