Eating the hide of the sacrificial animal

Question

Is it permissible to cook and eat the hide of a sacrificial bull and the like, or not? And what is widely known — “a sheep’s head together with its skin is roasted or (otherwise) prepared and eaten” — is that correct or not? (A question) from the country of Burma.

Answer

The meat, head and hide of the sacrifice all take one ruling: it is permissible to eat all of them, and it is also permissible to give them to someone else. However, seven things are not permissible to eat: [ar]ما يحرم من أجزاء الحيوان المأكول سبعة: الدم المسفوح والذكر والأنثيان والقبل والغدة والمثانة والمرارة[/ar] “Of the parts of an animal whose meat is eaten, seven are…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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