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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-372 : HUKUM MEMAKAN DAGING DUBUK (HYENA)
Is it permissible to eat hyena meat?
Short answer
Scholars differ on hyena meat. Abu Hanifah, Said bin al-Musayyib and al-Thawri held it forbidden because the hyena has fangs and is regarded as repulsive, while al-Nawawi, al-Shafi'i, Ahmad and many companions permitted it based on Jabir's hadith classing the hyena as game.
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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
Scholars differ on hyena meat. Abu Hanifah, Said bin al-Musayyib and al-Thawri held it forbidden because the hyena has fangs and is regarded as repulsive, while al-Nawawi, al-Shafi'i, Ahmad and many companions permitted it based on Jabir's hadith classing the hyena as game. The specific hadith permitting hyena takes precedence over the general prohibition of fanged animals. The hyena meant as lawful is the type with fangs that does not habitually hunt other animals.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Manakala Imam al-Nawawi menyatakan bahawa daging dubuk boleh dimakan dan dijual beli.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-372 : HUKUM MEMAKAN DAGING DUBUK (HYENA)”, 17 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4006-irsyad-al-fatwa-ke-372-hukum-memakan-daging-dubuk-hyena. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-eating-hyena-meat/