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part of it is the hip. The best way to eat rabbit meat is by roasting it. Rabbit meat constipates, produces urine, as a diuretic, and dissolves stones. Eating the rabbit's head benefits against convulsive shaking.

In the Sahihain it is narrated that Abu Qatadah said that the Companions were once with the Messenger of Allah b during an Umrah trip and that he hunted a zebra and the Prophet b told them to eat it. They were assuming the state of Ihram then, unlike Abu Qatadah.

Tbn Majah In addition narrated that Jabir 'a <iii * said, "During the battle of Khaibar, we ate horsemeat and zebra meat."

Zebra meat is hot and dry, nutritious and produces thick, bilious blood. Its fat is beneficial when mixed with Qust oil to treat toothache and flatulence that weakens the kidneys. Further, when its grease is applied on spots, it will heal them.

In general, all types of wild-game meat produce thick, bilious blood. In addition, the best type of wildgame meat is gazelle then rabbit meat.

The meat of animal fetuses is not preferred because the blood is still trapped in it. However, it is still

allowed, for the Prophet s, said:

"Slaughtering the fetus is included in slaughtering its mother."

The scholars of Iraq do not allow eating fetus's meat except if one kills it before it dies. They altered the meaning of the last Hadith saying that the fetus should be slaughtered as its mother was slaughtered according to the Hadith, as they claimed.

However, this claim is false. The Hadith states that the Prophet s& was asked, "O Messenger of Allah b . We slaughter a sheep and sometimes find a fetus still in its womb, should we eat it?" The Prophet b, said, "Eat it if you wish, because slaughtering it is included in slaughtering its mother."

In addition, when one studies this matter further, his analysis will In addition demonstrate that it is allowed to eat animal fetuses. The fetus is still a part of the mother, and since slaughtering the mother allows us to eat all of its parts, then the fetus should be included, as well. This is the meaning that the Prophet b meant when he said:

"Slaughtering it is included in slaughtering its mother."

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If the authentic Sunnah had not specifically allowed eating the fetus, the correct mind would still guide us that it is allowed.

Eating Dried (Jerked) Meat

It the Sunan it is narrated that Thawban said, "I slaughtered a sheep for the Messenger of Allah b while we were traveling, and he said to me:

I kept feeding the Prophet as from its meat until we reached Al-Medina."

Dried meat is better than old meat and strengthens the body, although it causes skin rashes sometimes, a side effect that could be neutralized with cold, humid spices. In addition, jerked meat is favorable for hot conditions. Old meat is hot and dry, favorable for hot conditions and the best type of this meat is that which is fat and wet. Finally, old meat constipates unless cooked in milk and grease. Fowl meat

"And with the flesh of fowls that they desire." (56:21) 590

Some types of fowl meats are allowed and some are prohibited. The prohibited types include the birds that have claws, such as the falcon, hawk and peregrine, and those that eat carrion, such as the eagle, vulture, stork, magpie, spotted and black crows. In addition, this list includes the birds that we are not allowed to kill, such as the hoopoe and the shrike, and some of the birds that we are allowed to kill, such as kite and crow.

There are many types of fowl that are allowed, such as chicken meat. In the Sahihain it is narrated by

Abu Musa that the Prophet “ ate chicken meat. Chicken Meat

Chicken meat is hot and dry in the first degree and it is easy on the stomach and digests quickly. Chicken meat strengthens the mind and increases the production of semen. It a so makes the voice softer, the mind stronger and produces healthy blood. It was said that eating chicken meat on a regular basis causes gout, but this is not confirmed by fact.

The cock' meat, on the other hand, is hotter and less wet. The meat of old cocks helps against constipation, asthma and thick flatulence when cooked with safflower, canella and chabt (Shibit). The castrated cock' meat is nutritious and easy to digest. Pullet meat is easy to digest and mild on the stomach and produces

mild blood. Francolin Meat

Francolin meat is hot and dry in the second degree, soft and light, easy to digest and produces mild blood. Eating this type of meat In addition strengthens the

This type of meat produces good blood and is easily digested.

Goose meat is hot and dry and is not healthy if eaten on a regular basis, and it does not produce extensive excrement.

Duck meat is hot and wet, and it is not suitable for the stomach, difficult to digest and produces excessive excrements.

Bustard meat is hot and dry, heavy on the stomach but good for those who perform sports activities and for

hard workers. Crane Meat

This type of meat is dry and light. It produces bilious blood, and it is good for hard workers. It is better to eat the crane's meat one or two days after it is slaughtered.

Bird and Lark Meat

An-Nas'ay narrated in his Sunnan that Abdullah bin Umar said that the Prophet b said:

- "No person kills a bird and a larger animal without justification, but will be asked about it on the Day of Resurrection. He was asked, 'O0 Messenger of Allah! When is it justified?’ He said, "You slaughter it and eat it, but do not cut its head and discard its body (i.e. for sport only).

In addition, An-Nas'ay narrated that the

"Whoever kills a bird for fun, the bird will complain to Allah, 'O0 my Lord, Such and such person killed me for fun, not for a useful purpose."

Bird meat is hot and dry, constipates and stimulates semen production. Bird meat soup constipates

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and helps the joints. If one eats birds’ brain with ginger and onion, it excites the sexual desire. The mixtures that bird's produce is not favorable.

Pigeon meat is hot and wet, although the meat of wild pigeons is less wet. The meat of pigeon chicks is more humid, especially the chicks of domesticated pigeons. Young pigeons are less meaty but a better food. The meat of male pigeons is a good cure for numbness, narcosis, apoplexy and convulsive shaking or trembles. Pigeon chick meat is favorable for the sexual drive and the kidneys and produces more blood.

This type of meat is dry and causes black bile and constipation. It is not a good food, except that it helps eure dropsy.

Quail meat is hot and dry and helps the joints. It harms the hot kidney unless it is taken with vinegar and coriander. Eating the meat of the quails that live in filthy areas should be avoided.

Fowl meats are all more casily digested than cattle

meat. The parts of the birds that are the most easily digested are the necks and the wings. In addition, the brains of the fowls are a better food than cattle brains,

In the Sahihain it is narrated that Abdullah bin Abi Awfa said, "We went to seven battles with the Messenger of Allah during which we used to eat locust." The Musnad In addition narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"We were allowed two types of dead animals and two bloods: fish and locust; liver and spleen."

This Hadith is In addition related from Ibn ‘Umar .

Locust meat is hot and dry and not very nutritious. In addition, eating locust meat regularly makes the body thin, emaciated. The smoke of burnt locust helps in cases of dysuria (impaired ability to pass urine), especially for women, and is favorable for hemorrhoids. Eating fat wingless locust roasted is a good cure for scorpion stings. In addition, locust meat is not favorable for those suffering from epilepsy and produces septic mixtures in the stomach.

There is a difference on allowing eating locust when it is dead, where the majority of the scholars except Malik allow it. Yet, there is no difference that it is

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allowed if the locust died because of a reason, such as being burnt or pressed.

It is not good for the health to eat meat on a regular basis because it causes bloody sanguincous illnesses and various types of allergies, Hippocrates once said, "Do not turn your stomachs to a graveyard for animals."

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In the Sunan it is In addition narrated:

\"Whoever Allah gives some type of food, let him supplicate. 'O Allah! Bless it for us and grant us what is better.’ Whoever Allah grants some Laban, let him say. 'O Allah! Bless it for us and grant us more of it,' for I do not know of a more complete food or drink than milk."

Although milk is a simple type of food, it is very natural to the body as it contains three major substances: cheese, fat and water. Cheese is cold and wet and provides good nutrition. The fat contained in the milk is

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mild regarding warmth and wetness, and it very beneficial for healthy bodies.

The water part contained in milk is hot and wet, and it softens the stomach and provides the body with beneficial moistures. Laban in general is mild regarding warmth and wetness, although there are other opinions in this regard.

Milk is best when it has just been milked, and its value decreases by the passage of time thereafter. When it is freshly milked, milk is less cold and more humid. Sour milk is the opposite. In addition, milk is better forty days after the animal has given birth. The best type of milk is the most white in color, as it has a good scent, delicious taste, mildly sweet, less fat and light consistency. It is In addition best when young healthy animals are milked, especially those that have less meat and which graze in healthy grazing lands. Milk is good and produces red blood, brings wetness to the body and is In addition a nutritious food. In addition, milk helps relieve depression, obsession and black bile ailments. When milk is drunk with honey, it will help cleanse the insides of septic materials. Drinking milk with sugar makes the color of the skin fairer. Milk helps the body regain its strength after sexual intercourse and is In addition favorable for the chest, the lungs and for those suffering from tuberculosis,