Is It Permissible to Eat Peacock?

Question: 22866

Is it permissible to eat peacock meat if slaughtered in the halal method?

Summary of answer

It is permissible to eat peacock meat because it does not come under the prohibited things which the Prophet forbade eating such as animals that have fangs and birds that have talons.

Answer

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.

It is permissible to eat peacock meat because the basic principle is that it is permissible . Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “He it is Who created for you all that is on earth.” [Al-Baqarah 2:29]

Peacock does not come under the same heading as the things prohibited in the Hadith: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the eating of every animal that has fangs and every bird that has talons. (Narrated by Muslim, 3574)

Also, peacock is not harmful, so it is permissible to eat it.

For more, please refer to the following answers: 10498 , 85534 , 21901 , and 70320 .

And Allah knows best.

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Source:

Shaykh Dr Khaalid al-Mushayqih