# The Prophetic Medicine

> A source-faithful reading edition of The Prophetic Medicine by Ibn Qay’em El-Jozeyah, translated by ABD EL-QADER the son of ABD EL-AZEEZ (2003 source edition).

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## Zebra meat

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Zebra meat is hot and dry, nutritious and produces thick, bilious blood. Its fat is beneficial when mixed with Qust oil to treat toothache and flatulence that weakens the kidneys. Further, when its grease is applied on spots, it will heal them.

In general, all types of wild-game meat produce thick, bilious blood. In addition, the best type of wild- game meat is gazelle then rabbit meat.

The meat of animal fetuses is not preferred because the blood is still trapped in it. However, it is still

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allowed, for the Prophet s, said:

"Slaughtering the fetus is included in slaughtering its mother."

The scholars of Iraq do not allow eating fetus's meat except if one kills it before it dies. They altered the meaning of the last Hadith saying that the fetus should be slaughtered as its mother was slaughtered according to the Hadith, as they claimed.

However, this claim is false. The Hadith states that the Prophet s& was asked, "O Messenger of Allah b . We slaughter a sheep and sometimes find a fetus still in its womb, should we eat it?" The Prophet b, said, "Eat it if you wish, because slaughtering it is included in slaughtering its mother."

In addition, when one studies this matter further, his analysis will In addition demonstrate that it is allowed to eat animal fetuses. The fetus is still a part of the mother, and since slaughtering the mother allows us to eat all of its parts, then the fetus should be included, as well. This is the meaning that the Prophet b meant when he said:

"Slaughtering it is included in slaughtering its mother."

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If the authentic Sunnah had not specifically allowed eating the fetus, the correct mind would still guide us that it is allowed.