Question594: Is drinking donkey’s milk problematic?

322 13 Feb 2021
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✅ Answer: Please pay attention to the following narrations:

1 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عِيصِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّه قَالَ: تَغَدَّيْتُ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ لِي أَ تَدْرِي مَا هَذَا قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ هَذَا شِيرَازُ الْأُتُنِ اتَّخَذْنَاهُ لِمَرِيضٍ لَنَا فَإِنْ أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ فَكُلْ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol.6, p.338

‘Is ibn Qasim said: I had breakfast with Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, then he said to me: Do you know what this is? I said: No. He said: This is strained yogurt from donkey’s milk, which we prepared for a sick person we had! If you would like to eat from it, then eat!

📚 Al-Kafi, vol.6, p.339

2 عَنْ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَأُتِينَا بِسُكُرُّجَاتٍ فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ نَحْوَ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ وَ قَالَ هَذَا شِيرَازُ الْأُتُنِ اتَّخَذْنَاهُ لِعَلِيلٍ لَنَا فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَأْكُلْ وَ مَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَدَعْ.

Yahya ibn ‘Abdullah said: We were with Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, when small bowls were brought to us. The Imam pointed with his hand toward one of them and said: This is strained yogurt made from donkey’s milk that we prepared for our sick person! So whoever wants to eat may eat, and whoever wants to refrain may refrain.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol.6, p.339

3 عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عِيصِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ شُرْبِ أَلْبَانِ الْأُتُنِ فَقَالَ اشْرَبْهَا.

‘Is ibn Qasim said: I asked Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, about drinking donkey’s milk. The Imam said: Drink it!

📚 Al-Kafi, vol.6, p.339

4 عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ شُرْبِ أَلْبَانِ الْأُتُنِ فَقَالَ لِي لَا بَأْسَ بِهَا.

Abi Maryam al-Ansari said: I asked Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, about drinking donkey’s milk. The Imam said to me: There is no problem with it.

📚 Qurb al-Isnad, p.116

5 عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَلْبَانِ الْأُتُنِ يُشْرَبُ لِلدَّوَاءِ أَوْ يُجْعَلُ لِلدَّوَاءِ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ.

Ali ibn Ja‘far said: I asked Imam al-Kazim, peace be upon him, about donkey’s milk that is drunk as medicine or used as a remedy. The Imam said: There is no problem.

✅ It is observed that drinking donkey’s milk and its strained yogurt, whether for the sick or for the healthy, is absolutely permissible and has no prohibition.

✅ It is also clear that strained yogurt from donkey’s milk is beneficial for certain illnesses, since Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, had prepared it for his sick person.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ