Food, Halal & Slaughter · Subtopic
Animals & Pets
562 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Animals & Pets, part of Food, Halal & Slaughter. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Animals & Pets fatawa — page 5 of 15
- Mufti Online1 Feb 2020
Meat of animals that are declared haraam in the Quraan and Hadith
I would like to know which animals' meats are explicitly declared to be haraam in the Quraan and Hadith.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Feb 2020
Giving carrion to non-Muslims
If I purchase live chickens for slaughter and some die during transport, will it be permissible to give them to poor non-Muslims?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Dec 2019
Keeping a crow or a raven as a pet
Is is allowed in Islam to keep a crow and raven as a pet?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam7 Dec 2019
Can one neuter animals as a vet?
I read at some islamic website that neutering the animals is haram in islam.I am a veterinarian and sometimes we have to keep like 4-5 dogs and cats…
Akhyar Uddin - Ask Imaam20 Oct 2019
Food in the shape of humans or animals
1. is it permissible to make food in the form of humans and animals. 2. is it permissible to eat food which is in the form of humans and animals.
Abu ‘Umar Muhammad bin Zayn Patel - Mufti Online14 Oct 2019
Keeping birds as pets
Is it makrooh-e-tahreemi to keep pet birds? If yes, then what should one do? Can the pet birds be sold, purchased, hired, given to anyone for free?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Sep 2019
Keeping dogs
I owned a dog, although I don't currently have one. I became aware of the Hadith that keeping dogs as pets is prohibited, they may be kept for…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Aug 2019
Riding a cow or sitting in a bullock cart
Is it haram to ride a cow? What about a bullock cart?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Aug 2019
Qurbaani animal getting injured or dying before the days of qurbaani
If a qurbaani animal gets injured after purchasing it to the extent that it does not meet the requirements for qurbaani anymore or it dies: 1. Does…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jun 2019
Keeping security dogs
I would like to buy and keep a dog to start a mobile security dog service business. I would be keeping the dog to patrol empty businesses and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Mar 2019
Will animals go to Jannah?
Will animals go to Jannah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Mar 2019
Conducting tests on animals
I am a medical scientist working in a research facility. Our work is to develop new medications and treatments for various diseases. When we need to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Feb 2019
Eating a fish that was bitten by a shark
Is it permissible to eat a fish that a shark has bitten half the body off whilst reeling it in?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Feb 2019
Keeping pets
1. Is it allowed to keep cats as pets inside the house? 2. Do we get reward? 3. In one of your fatwa's you told "Don't keep cats"? Is there is any…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Jan 2019
Cat food containing pork
We have a couple of cats at home and rely on buying brand cat jelly and dry food. I usually buy fish selection but recently discovered that both of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Jan 2019
Euthanasia for animals
I want to give up my cat to a charity who will help rehome them. One of the things I have to sign is a declaration that the charity is allowed to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jan 2019
Treating wounded pigs
Is it permissible to give medical aids or treatment to wounded pigs in Islam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Dec 2018
Consuming the meat of an animal slaughtered by a Shaafi who did not read bismillah intentionally when slaughtering
If a Shafee slaughters a sheep, intentionally leaving out the name of Allah on it, is it permissible for a hanafi to eat this meat?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Dec 2018
Keeping a pair of parrots to keep each other company
I have a pet parrot for years. I take care of his food and environment (cold/hot) but he is alone i.e. no other parrot is with him. I have never…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam2 Dec 2018
Can I consume the Animal source Medication?
AsSalaamu Alaikum. My question is with regard to medication. I have Hashimoto Thyroiditis. This condition causes debilitating fatigue, hair loss,…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online11 Nov 2018
Animals mating with their children
Can we allow animals which we know are mother and son in relation to mate with each other or there is not this type of discrimination in animals?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Oct 2018
Hiring a cold room
We find it is becoming common for people to hire cold rooms, refrigerated trucks or trailers for Eid. These equipments are hired out to anyone and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Oct 2018
Finding a dead fish floating in the water
If I find a fish already dead in the sea, will it be considered as carrion? Can I eat it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Oct 2018
Can a person do a nafl Qurbaani and Aqeeqah in one sheep?
Can a person do a nafl Qurbaani and Aqeeqah in one sheep?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Oct 2018
Equal distribution of the qurbaani animal
Alhamdulillah my parents had slaughtered a cow for Eid which they included shares for myself, my daughter and my wife. I had told them that I would…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam19 Oct 2018
Prohibited parts of an animal
What are the prohibited parts to consume in an animal?
- Mufti Online18 Oct 2018
Carnivores animals
In the Quran 2:173 it says that Allah has "only" forbidden dead animals and pork etc. But it does not say anything about carnivores, which most…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Oct 2018
Qurbaani slaughter facility selling skins to a tannery
I am assisting the general public in cutting and skinning the sheep as they do not have any facilities as well as many do not know how to make the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Oct 2018
What should be done with the rope of a qurbaani animal?
1. A person purchased a qurbaani animal which had a rope on. What should be done with the rope after slaughtering the animal? 2. Is there any…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Sep 2018
Giving the value of a qurbaani animal to a poor widow instead of doing qurbaani
Can we give the money of a qurbaani animal to a poor needy widow instead of doing the qurbaani ourselves or do we the qurbani and then sell the meat…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Sep 2018
Qurbaani of a horse
In my country the price of goat, sheep, and cow is very expensive and it is very hard for us to buy a share in qurbani. I would like to know if we…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Sep 2018
Letting the animal loose after slaughter
Nowadays it happens that during Qurbani, for excitement, one animal is let loose after cutting it, so that it runs around in this bleeding…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Sep 2018
Spaying a cat
I have a female cat. Many people told me, including my cat doctor to get her spayed (spayed is a surgery to remove female cat uterus and ovaries to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Sep 2018
Killing a lizard
Today, my mother ordered my to kill a lizard that was in our house. It was the size of an index finger. I truly hate killing insects and pests and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Sep 2018
Purchasing another qurbaani animal if one's qurbaani animal died before the days of qurbaani
I purchased a goat for Qurbani, tonight it had been murdered by dogs. Now is it mandatory to purchase another goat ?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Sep 2018
Having less than 7 shares in a cow for qurbaani
Can we share 3 or 6 in a cow for qurbani?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Sep 2018
Keeping dogs
Is it permissible to keep a dog outside the house and take care of it? Also, if one keeps puppies with the intention of looking after them, will one…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Sep 2018
How many shares are there in a bull?
How many shares in a bull?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Sep 2018
Slaughtering a sheep whose tail is cut
Is it permissible to slaughter a sheep whose tail is cut. They say it was cut due to medical reasons.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2018
Using collagen that is extracted from the skin of a living calf
I'm in the beauty industry. I need to know if it's permissible to use collagen that is extracted from the skin of a living calf.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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