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AL-KAFI #326 : HUKUM MEMAKAN DAGING KELDAI (EDISI KEMASKINI)
What is the ruling on eating donkey meat?
Short answer
Donkey meat is treated in two categories. The domestic donkey is forbidden to eat, based on the Prophet's prohibition at Khaibar, and this is the view of the majority of scholars including the Shafi'i school.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Donkey meat is treated in two categories. The domestic donkey is forbidden to eat, based on the Prophet's prohibition at Khaibar, and this is the view of the majority of scholars including the Shafi'i school. The wild donkey is lawful to eat, and Imam al-Nawawi reported that scholars agree on this point.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami menyimpulkan bahawa daging keldai ahli (peliharaan dan domestik) adalah haram dimakan. Manakala daging keldai liar adalah halal dimakan
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #326 : HUKUM MEMAKAN DAGING KELDAI (EDISI KEMASKINI)”, 11 July 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1362-al-kafi-326-hukum-memakan-keldai. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-eating-donkey-meat/