Treatment with rock hyrax dung
Question:
The dung of rock hyrax is used as a cure for many diseases and is sold by spice traders. Is it permissible to use it for treatment?
Answer:
The rock hyrax is lawful and a Muslim is permitted to hunt it and eat its meat. In principle, the animal whose meat is edible, its dung and urine are lawful to use. Therefore, using the dung of rock hyrax for treatment is legally permissible.
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- Source(s): Fatawa Al-Lajnah Ad-Da'imah, fatwa no. 16685, question 2
- Mufti(s): Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Aal al-Shaykh , Shaykh Abdul-Aziz ibn Baz , Shaykh Salih Fawzan , Shaykh Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan , Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd
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