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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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On the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “What is cut from a beast while it is alive is carrion,” we have excluded two things: musk and its scent, and the issue of the hunted animal. How is this second one excluded?

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The questioner : The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whatever is cut from an animal while it is alive, then it is dead flesh. ما قطع من البهيمة وهي حية فهو ميت
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1480Hasan (Darussalam)
We have excluded two issues: the issue of musk and its scent, and the issue of...

The Shaykh : What?

The questioner : We have excluded two issues.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : We have excluded musk and its scent, and the hunted animal.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : The issue of musk is clear that it is excluded from the ruling, but the hunted animal was excluded from being a beast that is alive to being a hunted animal. Why did we exclude it?

The Shaykh : No, they do not cut it at all before it dies.

The questioner : If it is cut and does not die...

The Shaykh : No, if it remains alive, but at the time of cutting it is alive with a stable life, a hunted animal, yes.

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : What?

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : Because it may run a little on three legs, and then they complete the killing, yes.
Source alathar.net

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