reported by al-Hāfiz in *al-Talkhīs al-Habīr*. Al-Albānī also graded it authentic in *al-Irwā’* (3503). A *jallāla* is an animal that seeks out impure substances and eats *jilla*, namely animal droppings and human excrement. (1) The jurists agree that the prohibition against eating the meat of a *jallāla* ceases once it is confined and fed pure fodder. They differed, however, over the required period of confinement. The Shāfiʿīs held that a camel should be confined for forty days, a cow for thirty days, a sheep for seven days, and a chicken for three days. Two opinions are reported from Ahmad. According to the first, it should be confined for three days, whether it is a bird or another animal; they based this on the practice of Ibn ʿUmar. According to the second, camels and cattle should be confined for forty days. This period has been reported from Ibn ʿAmr in both *mawqūf* form—as his own statement—and *marfūʿ* form—as a statement attributed to the Prophet.