Is it permissible to consume elephant meat? |
Q: 70 – Title: Is it permissible to consume elephant meat? Question Is it permissible to consume elephant meat? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salamu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullahi wa-barakatuh. Food plays a vital role in our lives. The famous proverb states, “You are what you eat.” The Shari’ah has made the majority of edible substances permissible. However, some animals possessing certain traits have been prohibited. The famous hadith of Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) states that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) prohibited the eating of all fanged beasts of prey, and all the birds having talons.” [i] The definition given by the Ibn Nujaym (Allah have mercy on him) for a predatory animal is as follows: And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best Mawlana Faraz Ibn Adam,
Checked and Approved by, [i] عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ كُلِّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنْ السِّبَاعِ وَعَنْ كُلِّ ذِي مِخْلَبٍ مِنْ الطَّيْرِ (صحيح مسلم ص 1534 دار إحياء الكتب العربية) [ii] وَالسَّبُعُ اسْمٌ لِكُلِّ مُخْتَطِفٍ مُنْتَهِبٍ جَارِحٍ قَاتِلٍ عَادٍ عَادَةً (البحر الرائق ج 3 ص 63 دار الكتب العلمية) [iii] وَالْفِيلُ ذُو نَابٍ فَيُكْرَهُ ، (شرح فتح القدير ج 10 ص 510 دار الكتب العلمية) [iv] ( وَالْفِيلُ ) وَالضَّبُّ ، وَمَا رُوِيَ مِنْ أَكْلِهِ مَحْمُولٌ عَلَى الِابْتِدَاءِ (رد المحتار ج6 ص 306 أيج أيم سعيد) [v] فإن قلت إن لم يكن من السباع فلا يكره , قلت الناس لا يعدونه من السباع ولكن فيه معنى السبعية وإلحاقه بالسباع بنوع من الاجتهاد (البناية ج 10 ص 698 دار الفكر)
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