The Ruling on Branding the Face of an Animal
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Question:
My question is that I brand the cheek of my she-camel, and if I leave it there and place it in another location, I fear that I might place the brand of another tribe, and the brands of the tribes are known. So what is your opinion, Your Eminence?
Answer:
Branding the face is not permissible; branding the face is not permissible. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it; he forbade branding the face. However, one may place a brand in another location that differs from the brands of people, such as on the upper arm, the thigh, or the ear; there is nothing wrong with that. As for the face, no.
Q: What are the boundaries of the face?
The Shaykh: The face is well known: the area of the nose, the area of the mouth, and the area of the eyes. The ear is not part of the face; the ear is part of the head, following the head.
My question is that I brand the cheek of my she-camel, and if I leave it there and place it in another location, I fear that I might place the brand of another tribe, and the brands of the tribes are known. So what is your opinion, Your Eminence?
Answer:
Branding the face is not permissible; branding the face is not permissible. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it; he forbade branding the face. However, one may place a brand in another location that differs from the brands of people, such as on the upper arm, the thigh, or the ear; there is nothing wrong with that. As for the face, no.
Q: What are the boundaries of the face?
The Shaykh: The face is well known: the area of the nose, the area of the mouth, and the area of the eyes. The ear is not part of the face; the ear is part of the head, following the head.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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