What is the ruling regarding the consumption of meat and milk from an animal classified as *Jallalah*?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Hunting and Slaughter
Primary text
Ahmed disliked the meat and milk of the *Jallalah* (an animal that mostly consumes filth). According to Al-Qadi in his *Mujarrad*, if the majority of its fodder is impure, its meat and milk are forbidden (*haram*). The ruling on its eggs involves two narrations. If the majority of its fodder is pure, consuming it or its milk is not forbidden. This understanding of defining *Jallalah* by the majority of its fodder being impurity was not heard from Ahmed, though it is a possible interpretation allowing for minor impurity in its diet. The primary evidence for prohibition or dislike rests on the tradition narrated by Ibn Umar, stating that the Messenger of Allah prohibited eating the meat and milk of the *Jallalah*. Furthermore, its meat is considered impure because it is generated from filth, akin to the ashes of impurity.
Supporting text
Al-Hasan permitted its meat and milk, arguing that animals do not become inherently impure by consuming filth, citing the example of a wine drinker or an infidel whose bodies are not deemed impure. Ibn Abi Musa reported two narrations concerning the *Jallalah*: one stating it is forbidden, and the second stating it is disliked but not forbidden. This latter view is also attributed to Al-Shafi'i. Abu Hanifa disliked its meat and mandated detaining it before consumption.