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Is eating dog meat permissible according to the Maliki school of thought, and what is the opinion of the other madhhabs?

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Eating dog meat is impermissible according to the general consensus of scholars, including the Maliki school, whose verified scholars have affirmed its prohibition.

Evidence for the prohibition of eating dog meat includes: 1. It is a beast of prey with fangs, and the prohibition of beasts of prey with fangs has already been established. 2. The prohibition of its price. If its consumption were permissible, its sale would also be permissible. However, it has been authentically reported in the Sahihayn and other collections that the price of a dog is forbidden, and that the price of a dog is impure. This is a clear prohibition, based on Allah's saying: "and prohibits for them impure things" (Al-A'raf: 157).

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