Predatory animals other than dogs, such as a falcon, for example: if you send it out and invoke the name of Allah upon it, and it eats from the prey, may I eat it?
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The questioner : Predatory animals other than dogs, such as a falcon, for example, if you send it out and invoke the name of Allah upon it, and it eats from the prey.
The Shaykh : The scholars say that there is no harm in birds eating, as birds are not like dogs, tigers, or their like. They reasoned this by saying that a bird cannot kill except by eating; therefore, since it is not possible for it to do otherwise, it falls under His saying: If it eats while being trained, it falls under this. Yes.
The Shaykh : The scholars say that there is no harm in birds eating, as birds are not like dogs, tigers, or their like. They reasoned this by saying that a bird cannot kill except by eating; therefore, since it is not possible for it to do otherwise, it falls under His saying: