The hyena is among the beasts of prey; is it permissible to eat the hyena, and is it true that it gives birth to a male in one year and a female in another?
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The questioner : The hyena is among the beasts of prey; is it permissible to eat it? And is it true that it gives birth to a male in one year and a female in another?
The Shaykh : As for eating it, it is permissible, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ruled that if a person in the state of ihram kills a hyena, he must offer a ram as expiation. This indicates that it is permissible and that it is among the game animals. If it were forbidden, there would be no expiation for it. As for the claim that it gives birth to a male in one year and a female in another, I have no knowledge of that. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you all with good, O honorable Shaykh. This questioner, Ala' Hussein, says.
The Shaykh : As for eating it, it is permissible, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ruled that if a person in the state of ihram kills a hyena, he must offer a ram as expiation. This indicates that it is permissible and that it is among the game animals. If it were forbidden, there would be no expiation for it. As for the claim that it gives birth to a male in one year and a female in another, I have no knowledge of that. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you all with good, O honorable Shaykh. This questioner, Ala' Hussein, says.