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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If a goat is killed by a lion, is it permissible for one in the state of ihram?

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The questioner : If a goat is killed by a lion, is it permissible for one in the state of ihram?

The Shaykh : O servant of Allah, are you asking this question? Read the verse in Surat al-Ma'idah:
and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death] وما أكل السبع إلا ما ذكيتم
[Al-Ma'idah 5:3]
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The questioner : One in the state of ihram, O Shaykh? Who is in the state of ihram?
The Shaykh: No, the goat is not forbidden to one in the state of ihram!

The questioner : It is wild.

The Shaykh : Is there such a thing as a wild goat? I have never heard of a wild goat until tonight!

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : This is a type of gazelle that they call a wild goat, but it is not a goat. This is a type of gazelle, not a goat.

The questioner : Is it permissible?

The Shaykh : This is not permissible at all.
Source alathar.net

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