If one finds carrion while in a state of dire necessity, may he eat until he is full, and is he permitted to take some with him?
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The questioner : I mentioned in the previous lesson that if a person in the state of ihram is compelled to kill game, it is permissible for him to kill it due to dire necessity, and the principle states: "Dire necessity is measured by its extent." And if a person in the state of ihram kills game due to dire necessity, it becomes carrion...?
The Shaykh : If he kills it for other than dire necessity, it is carrion.
The questioner : And when a person needs carrion, he takes from it only the amount of his dire necessity. You mentioned the opposite here; you said that if he kills it for dire necessity, he can provision himself from it?
The Shaykh : Even carrion, he can provision himself from it until his stomach is full, if he does not expect to find any lawfully slaughtered meat.
The questioner : He takes from it and goes?
The Shaykh : He goes. Taking from it is not harmful, but the issue is regarding fullness: is it permissible for him to eat until he is full, or is it said that this is a dire necessity that is restricted to its extent? There are two opinions among the scholars on this:
The first opinion is that it becomes lawful until fullness, because he found the cause that permits it.
The second opinion is that he does not eat except the amount of his dire necessity, unless he knows that he will not find anything lawful.
The questioner : And which is the stronger position?
The Shaykh : By Allah, the one that appears stronger to me is that he eats the amount of his dire necessity, because it is impure. As for provisioning, provisioning is not a problem, and if he finds something lawful, he discards it.
The Shaykh : If he kills it for other than dire necessity, it is carrion.
The questioner : And when a person needs carrion, he takes from it only the amount of his dire necessity. You mentioned the opposite here; you said that if he kills it for dire necessity, he can provision himself from it?
The Shaykh : Even carrion, he can provision himself from it until his stomach is full, if he does not expect to find any lawfully slaughtered meat.
The questioner : He takes from it and goes?
The Shaykh : He goes. Taking from it is not harmful, but the issue is regarding fullness: is it permissible for him to eat until he is full, or is it said that this is a dire necessity that is restricted to its extent? There are two opinions among the scholars on this:
The first opinion is that it becomes lawful until fullness, because he found the cause that permits it.
The second opinion is that he does not eat except the amount of his dire necessity, unless he knows that he will not find anything lawful.
The questioner : And which is the stronger position?
The Shaykh : By Allah, the one that appears stronger to me is that he eats the amount of his dire necessity, because it is impure. As for provisioning, provisioning is not a problem, and if he finds something lawful, he discards it.