Carrion is Permissible for a Person in Necessity
Written by: Imran Ayub Lahori
When a person is in extreme necessity, even carrion becomes permissible for him.
① Qur’anic Evidence – Al-Baqarah: 173
فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلَا عَادٍ فَلَا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ
"But if one is compelled by necessity, neither desiring it nor transgressing its limit, then there is no sin upon him."
② Qur’anic Evidence – Al-Mā’idah: 3
فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ لِّإِثْمٍ ۙ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
"But if one is compelled by extreme hunger with no inclination to sin, then indeed Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."
③ Fiqh Principle
الضرورات تبيح المحضورات
"Necessities make prohibited things permissible."
[Al-Manshūr by al-Zarkashī: 2/317]
Conclusion: In situations of genuine necessity — such as life-threatening hunger — consuming otherwise prohibited items like carrion becomes permissible, provided the person does not transgress limits or seek it without need.
Written by: Imran Ayub Lahori
When a person is in extreme necessity, even carrion becomes permissible for him.
Evidences
① Qur’anic Evidence – Al-Baqarah: 173
فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلَا عَادٍ فَلَا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ
"But if one is compelled by necessity, neither desiring it nor transgressing its limit, then there is no sin upon him."
② Qur’anic Evidence – Al-Mā’idah: 3
فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ لِّإِثْمٍ ۙ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
"But if one is compelled by extreme hunger with no inclination to sin, then indeed Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."
③ Fiqh Principle
الضرورات تبيح المحضورات
"Necessities make prohibited things permissible."
[Al-Manshūr by al-Zarkashī: 2/317]
Conclusion: In situations of genuine necessity — such as life-threatening hunger — consuming otherwise prohibited items like carrion becomes permissible, provided the person does not transgress limits or seek it without need.
