into the game and eats it. The evidence is that the Prophet ﷺ forbade every predatory animal possessing fangs (1). The basic implication of a prohibition is that it denotes unlawfulness. Therefore, it is not lawful to eat any fanged predatory animal, because the Prophet ﷺ forbade it and because wisdom calls for it: food affects the one who consumes it. If a person becomes accustomed to feeding on this type of meat, he may develop a propensity to aggress against others, for fanged predatory animals are aggressive. For example, when a wolf sees sheep, it attacks them. Moreover, some wolves, when they enter a flock, do not merely kill one sheep and eat it; rather, they pass through the entire flock, killing all of it, eating what they wish, and then leaving.

Thus, if a person becomes accustomed to eating such things, he may develop a propensity to aggression. This is among the wisdoms of the Sacred Law. Indeed, some common people say—though it is an erroneous statement—that whoever eats a wolf’s liver can never fear anything at all.

His statement, “except the hyena,” is an exception; that is, it is lawful. The author’s words indicate that he regards the hyena as one of the fanged animals that preys with its fangs. However, this is not conceded, for many experienced people say that the hyena does not prey with its fangs, is not a predatory beast, and preys only out of necessity or when attacked. That is, if it becomes extremely hungry, it may prey, but aggression is not its nature; or if someone attacks it—