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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-499 : ADAKAH KELDAI LIAR YANG DIMAKSUDKAN SEBAGAI HALAL ITU ADALAH KUDA BELANG SAHAJA?
Does the wild donkey that is permitted for consumption refer only to the zebra?
Short answer
The wild donkey is a game animal that is lawful to eat, and scholars have reported consensus on the permissibility of eating its meat, based on Jabir's report that the Companions ate it at the time of Khaibar.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The wild donkey is a game animal that is lawful to eat, and scholars have reported consensus on the permissibility of eating its meat, based on Jabir's report that the Companions ate it at the time of Khaibar. It is not the oryx, which earlier scholars classed as a wild cow. The wild donkey resembles the domestic donkey but is a distinct kind. Scientifically the zebra and the wild donkey are different species, yet in Arabic the zebra is called a wild donkey and some scholars classify it as one type of wild donkey, so the term is not limited to the zebra alone.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Keldai liar adalah merupakan salah satu daripada haiwan buruan yang halal dimakan. Dan para ulama telah menukilkan Ijma' akan keharusan memakan dagingnya.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-499 : ADAKAH KELDAI LIAR YANG DIMAKSUDKAN SEBAGAI HALAL ITU ADALAH KUDA BELANG SAHAJA?”, 22 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4459-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-499-adakah-keldai-liar-yang-dimaksudkan-sebagai-halal-itu-adalah-kuda-belang-sahaja. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-lawful-wild-donkey-only-the-zebra/