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Resolution No.(20): “Ruling on Choking Male Chicks “

Date Added : 02-11-2015

 

Resolution No.(20) by the Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic Studies:    

“Ruling on Choking Male Chicks“

Date: 6/7/1411 AH, 21/1/1991 AD

 

We have received the following question:
What is the ruling of Sharia on choking male chicks because rearing them in poultry farms is costly?
Answer: All success is due to Allah.
The Board believes that this act is forbidden in Sharia for the following reasons:
1- It is torturing animals, and Allah the Almighty has forbidden such a thing. Our Prophet (PBUH) said: “A woman entered the (Hell) Fire because of a cat which she had tied, neither giving it food nor setting it free to eat from the vermin of the earth.“ {Bukhari}.
2- It is killing an edible animal for a purpose other than eating, and this is forbidden as well. Our Prophet (PBUH) said {what means}: “Whoever kills a sparrow or a bird of bigger size for entertainment (not to eat it because of being hungry), Allah will call him to account on the Day of Resurrection. The companions asked: how? He said: he should have killed it, then ate it; not have cut off its head and thrown it away.” {An-Nassai}.
3- It is killing a tied or confined animal, and our Prophet (PBUH) has forbidden that as well.
Accordingly, the Board of Iftaa` recommends that all Muslims and people in charge stop such an act which involves torturing animals, and the same applies to similar acts committed against human beings. We hope that they would follow the teachings of the Prophet (PBUH) who said in this regard: “Allah has written kindness on everything, so if you kill a person e.g. by Qisas (retribution) do it in a merciful manner, if you slaughter an animal, do it in a merciful manner as well; each of you should sharpen his knife to relieve his kill.“ {Muslim}.
It isn`t permissible to waste these chicks in that way, or slaughter them for a purpose other than eating, rather, they should be taken care of until they are sold even for a small profit since a Muslim should exert every effort to adhere to the Rulings of Allah The Almighty, and not to set making a profit as his sole target. And Allah The Almighty Knows Best.
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                        Chairman of the Iftaa` Board, Chief Justice Mohammad Mohailan

                                                         The Grand Mufti of JordanIzz Addeen At-Tamimi                                                                Dr. Ibrahim Al-Khailani 

                         Dr. Ahmad Al-Qodat

                              Dr. Ahmad Hilayil         

                      Dr. Ratib Az-zahir

                            Dr. Mostafa Az-zarka

                                  Dr. Yaseen Daradkih       

                                     Dr. Abdulhaleem Ar-ramahi

 

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Summarized Fatawaa

Is it permissible to give to the poor from among the People of the Book from the Udhiyah?

Praise be to Allah, and prayers and peace be upon our Master the Messenger of Allah.
 
It is permissible to give to the poor among the People of the Book from a voluntary sacrifice (uḍḥiyyat taṭawwuʿ), just as it is permissible to give charity (ṣadaqah) to them. This opinion is a view (wajh) within the Shāfiʿī school, which was favored by al-Muḥibb al-Ṭabarī and Imam al-Nawawī. [See: Ḥāshiyat Ibn Qāsim al-ʿAbbādī ʿalā Tuḥfat al-Muḥtāj (Vol.9/P.365)]. And Allah Almighty knows best.

Which is better for a traveler: fasting or breaking the fast?

Fasting is better, unless it causes hardship—in that case, breaking the fast is better.

How should the udhiyah be distributed?

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master, the Messenger of Allah.
 
It is obligatory to give the poor a portion of the meat from a voluntary sacrifice (Udhiyah al-Tatawwu’), which should not be less than approximately half a kilogram of raw meat. Other parts do not suffice for this obligation, such as the liver, tripe, or intestines.
It is Sunnah for the one offering the sacrifice to divide it into thirds: one-third for himself and his household to eat, one-third to be given as charity to the poor, and one-third to be given as a gift to friends and neighbors, even if they are wealthy. And Allah the Almighty knows best.

What is the ruling on performing Tarawih in sets of four rak‘ahs with only one Tasleem?

It is not permissible to combine more than two rak‘ahs with a single Tasleem in Tarawih prayer. Whoever does so, their prayer is invalid. Shaykh al-Islam Imam Muhammad al-Ramli (may Allah have mercy on him) stated: "If a person prays four rak‘ahs of the Tarawih prayer with a single Tasleem, it is not valid if they did so intentionally and with knowledge [of the prohibition]. Otherwise, it becomes an 'absolute voluntary prayer' (nafl mutlaq); because it is contrary to what has been prescribed." [Nihayat al-Muhtaj, Vol.2/P.127].

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