What is the ruling on drying chicken manure to be used as feed for sheep, given the benefit it provides to them?
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The questioner : That is, using poultry droppings in feeding sheep, the excretions of chickens, is it permissible or not?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by poultry?
The questioner : Broiler chickens or laying hens; their waste is dried under the sun and fed to sheep so we can see the effect on the milk, on the newborns, and on the birth weight.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : Manure, may Allah reward you, is of two types in the Shari'ah: a type that is pure, and it is not a problem for domesticated animals to eat it. This type is specifically for animals whose meat is eaten. Therefore, the manure of chickens, sheep, cows, and camels, all of this manure is not ritually impure, unlike other animals such as mules and donkeys, and as you know, these are animals whose slaughter and consumption are not permissible. Accordingly, it is permissible to use chicken manure and chicken waste in what you mentioned just now. There is no difference between the manure and the urine if it is from an animal whose meat is eaten. Is the answer clear? Now, I ask you to note the reminder to our brother Abu Ahmad, because in truth he finds difficulty and fatigue in filtering the voices from the tapes. Therefore, it is requested that you raise your hand, and then each of you takes his share of knowledge, if Allah wills. Please proceed.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by poultry?
The questioner : Broiler chickens or laying hens; their waste is dried under the sun and fed to sheep so we can see the effect on the milk, on the newborns, and on the birth weight.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : Manure, may Allah reward you, is of two types in the Shari'ah: a type that is pure, and it is not a problem for domesticated animals to eat it. This type is specifically for animals whose meat is eaten. Therefore, the manure of chickens, sheep, cows, and camels, all of this manure is not ritually impure, unlike other animals such as mules and donkeys, and as you know, these are animals whose slaughter and consumption are not permissible. Accordingly, it is permissible to use chicken manure and chicken waste in what you mentioned just now. There is no difference between the manure and the urine if it is from an animal whose meat is eaten. Is the answer clear? Now, I ask you to note the reminder to our brother Abu Ahmad, because in truth he finds difficulty and fatigue in filtering the voices from the tapes. Therefore, it is requested that you raise your hand, and then each of you takes his share of knowledge, if Allah wills. Please proceed.
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