The Sale of Pure Fertilizer
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Question: We own a number of sheep, and the waste or manure they produce—may Allah reward you—we collect and pile it up. Since we do not own farms to benefit from it,Therefore, we ask: is it permissible to sell it and consume its price, or is it not permissible?
Answer: There is nothing wrong with selling pure fertilizer, such as the manure of sheep and camels,
and cows. The manure of animals whose meat is eaten is pure, and there is nothing wrong with selling it. Its price is good, and there is no blame in it. What involves doubt and difficulty is impure fertilizer, or that which has become impure. That is where the difficulty and the scholarly disagreement lie. As for pure fertilizer from an animal whose meat is eaten, there is nothing wrong with using it, nor with selling it and consuming its price.
Answer: There is nothing wrong with selling pure fertilizer, such as the manure of sheep and camels,
and cows. The manure of animals whose meat is eaten is pure, and there is nothing wrong with selling it. Its price is good, and there is no blame in it. What involves doubt and difficulty is impure fertilizer, or that which has become impure. That is where the difficulty and the scholarly disagreement lie. As for pure fertilizer from an animal whose meat is eaten, there is nothing wrong with using it, nor with selling it and consuming its price.