Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Cat-food containing non-Halaal animal derivatives

· 7 Safar 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

The dry cat foods which are available for pets generally contain non-halaal animal derivatives. Will it be permissible to feed it to a pet?

Answer

If the cat food contains non-Halaal animal derivatives, it will not be permissible to feed the Haraam food to the cats.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ولا يحمل الجيفة الي الهرة ويحمل الهرة الي الجيفة (الفتاوي البزازية ج٤ص٨٢)

المحيط البرهاني ج٦ص١٠٣

فتاوي دار العلوم زكريا ج٨ص١٤٥

CHECKED AND APPROVED:

Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb

Answered by
Maulana Ahmed Saeed
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