Eating a goat wounded by a lion after slaughtering it

Question

Question: Is it permissible to eat a sheep or goat wounded by a lion after slaughtering it, or not? For in Sharh Anwa‘ it is written that if a wounded animal is slaughtered within forty days, eating it is not permissible.

Answer

Eating a living sheep or goat wounded by a lion after slaughtering it is permissible according to the Shari‘a; in the Shari‘a there is no restriction regarding forty days.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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