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Is horse meat and horse milk allowed in Islam or is it makrooh?

Published as Eating horse meat and marrying a person who eats horse meat

· 26 Jumada II 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is horse meat and horse milk allowed in Islam or is it makrooh?

Can I marry a man who eats horse meat because it's their culture but he is a Muslim because in their country all Muslims eat horse meat.

Answer

It is makrooh to eat horse meat and drink horse milk. However, marrying a person who eats horse meat is permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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