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AL-KAFI #414 : HUKUM MEMBEDAH KATAK BAGI TUJUAN BELAJAR
Is it forbidden to kill frogs, and what is the ruling on dissecting frogs for study and research?
Short answer
Scholars differ on dissecting frogs. The first group prohibits it, and some regard it as disliked, based on the hadith forbidding the killing of frogs.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Scholars differ on dissecting frogs. The first group prohibits it, and some regard it as disliked, based on the hadith forbidding the killing of frogs. The second group permits it only to the extent needed for study, as held by Ibn Uthaymeen. This fatwa agrees with that view, but where an alternative animal such as a mouse is available, it should be used instead in order to avoid the disagreement.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kami bersetuju dengan pendapat bahawa jika ada pengganti haiwan lain seperti tikus maka hendaklah digunakan pengganti itu dan tidak boleh menggunakan katak untuk keluar daripada khilaf.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #414 : HUKUM MEMBEDAH KATAK BAGI TUJUAN BELAJAR”, 26 October 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1255-al-kafi-414-hukum-membedah-katak-bagi-tujuan-belajar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-dissecting-frogs-for-study/