What is the ruling on the practice of tadyir (sewing the she-camel's vulva)?
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The Shaykh : Okay?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, the young she-camel, according to our knowledge, suffers great harm and great pain; she faints.
The questioner : ... until she loses consciousness.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They bring her dead offspring for her to smell, and then she produces milk.
The Shaykh : Yes, I say it causes great pain; there is pain in it, but they say she cannot produce milk for her offspring except by this method, or else the offspring will die. So, do we say that this is a dire necessity where the loss of the offspring is feared, and that it is therefore permissible? I am actually hesitant. The question about it is frequent, but I am hesitant about it. If we look at the public benefit, this harm is submerged in the benefit. And originally, this beast was created for whom?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh? For us. It was created for us. And if we do not reach its benefit except by this, then it is pain that causes her to faint, and then afterwards her vulva is opened ... and she gives birth to her offspring. But I do not know if this is for every she-camel or only for some she-camels?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh? ... Tadyir, it appears, is from the word "dharar" (harm). They sew her vulva so that the wind does not come out, and it is known that her belly swells. If her wind is trapped, her belly swells, then she faints. Then they bring ... I do not know, they return to the last method and leave it to suckle from her, and she produces milk for it.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : ... this is what I understood.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh? What?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It appears ... yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : In any case, a Bedouin keeps asking about it. I am done; I have no knowledge ... let's go.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, the young she-camel, according to our knowledge, suffers great harm and great pain; she faints.
The questioner : ... until she loses consciousness.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They bring her dead offspring for her to smell, and then she produces milk.
The Shaykh : Yes, I say it causes great pain; there is pain in it, but they say she cannot produce milk for her offspring except by this method, or else the offspring will die. So, do we say that this is a dire necessity where the loss of the offspring is feared, and that it is therefore permissible? I am actually hesitant. The question about it is frequent, but I am hesitant about it. If we look at the public benefit, this harm is submerged in the benefit. And originally, this beast was created for whom?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh? For us. It was created for us. And if we do not reach its benefit except by this, then it is pain that causes her to faint, and then afterwards her vulva is opened ... and she gives birth to her offspring. But I do not know if this is for every she-camel or only for some she-camels?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh? ... Tadyir, it appears, is from the word "dharar" (harm). They sew her vulva so that the wind does not come out, and it is known that her belly swells. If her wind is trapped, her belly swells, then she faints. Then they bring ... I do not know, they return to the last method and leave it to suckle from her, and she produces milk for it.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : ... this is what I understood.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh? What?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It appears ... yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : In any case, a Bedouin keeps asking about it. I am done; I have no knowledge ... let's go.