Is the consumption of the hedgehog (*qunfudh*) permissible?

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The consumption of the hedgehog is forbidden (*haram*). Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, described it as foul and among the vile things (*khabith min al-khaba'ith*), as narrated by Abu Dawud. Furthermore, it resembles prohibited animals and feeds on insects, thereby resembling the rat.