Is it permissible to eat the meat of ostrich?

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Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Translated by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

Is it permissible to eat the meat of ostrich?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

Yes, it is permissible to eat the meat of ostrich as it was said in the Minhaj, and Ibn Hajar adds in the Tuhfa, “by consensus”.

السؤال: هل يجوز أكل لحم النعامة ؟

الجواب : نعم يجوز أكل لحم النعامة كما صرح به في “المنهاج” ، وقال ابن حجر في التحفة”:” إجماعاً “. اهـ”

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