Prayers & Duties >> Taharah (Purity)
Question ID: 162268Country: United States
Answer ID: 162268
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 1208/1227/B=01/1440)
Animals and birds that don’t prey with their canine teeth and claws and generally their diet is halal and pure then those animals and birds are halal. So it is mentioned in Fiqh books. And since neither I have seen emu bird nor know its details so if the emu bird seems to be halal as per the definition mentioned above then it shall be halal after slaughtering on Shariah method and the oil prepared from its fat will be halal and pure. So it shall be lawful to apply it on the body etc. and if it is slaughtered on non-Shariah method then halal bird will become haram due to slaughtering on haram method. Thus in this case the oil prepared with the fat will not be halal and pure and subsequently its use will not be lawful i.e. it will be impure.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India