Fertilizer made from pigs and cows
QUESTION:-
A farmer owns bulls and pigs. He mixes the dung of both animals and uses it as fertilizer for his crops. These crops are then used to feed his cattle. Is it permissible to use or slaughter such cattle for Qurbani?
ANSWER:-
From your query, we understand that ‘manure’ is being used as a fertilizer for the crops which will eventually be used to feed the cattle.
Firstly, we need to understand the nature of manure. Generally, manure is used as an organic fertilizer made from the dung of domestic livestock which includes horses, cows, pigs, and poultry. Usually, soil and other ingredients are also mixed with the manure to solidify it, and this is then mixed into the soil. This results in a complete metamorphosis occurring which makes it permissible to utilize. The dung of these animals no longer remains in its original form, nor do any traces of it remain. Rather, it all turns into soil when mixed with the soil. [[i]]. Hence, any crops grown using the said manure will be permissible to consume [[ii]]. In conclusion, it will be permissible to slaughter an animal that eats from these crops for Qurbani [[iii]]
[ii] الفتاوى الهندية (5/ 339)
خُبْزٌ وُجِدَ فِي خِلَالِهِ السِّرْقِينَ، فَإِنْ كَانَ السِّرْقِينُ عَلَى صَلَابَتِهِ يُرْمَى وَيُؤْكَلُ الْخُبْزُ؛ لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَجَنَّسْ، كَذَا فِي خِزَانَةِ الْفَتَاوَى.
[iii] بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (5/ 144)
وَيَجُوزُ بَيْعُ السِّرْقِينِ، وَالْبَعْرِ؛ لِأَنَّهُ مُبَاحٌ الِانْتِفَاعُ بِهِ شَرْعًا عَلَى الْإِطْلَاقِ فَكَانَ مَالًا.
جيفة صارت ملحا او سرقين احترقت صار رمادا او بالوعة صارت حماة طهرت (الفتاوي الحنفية ص13)
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ANSWERED BY:-
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak
Date: 11 Dhul Qa’dah 1444 / 01 June 2023
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:-
Mufti Mohammed Desai