A Rooster Offered as a Votive Offering

Question

If some animal — for instance a rooster or the like — is passed over animals, or passed over a person’s head, and then set aside, what is the ruling on eating it?

Answer

This is a polytheistic practice; it is called making a votive offering. It is a vow (nadhr) to other than Allah, which falls under the ruling of carrion; eating it is not permissible.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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