Does the Hadith: "Narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas: 'We were with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on a journey. He went to relieve himself. We saw a Hummarah (a small bird) with two chicks. So we took its two chicks. The Hummarah came and began to flutter (in distress). The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came and said, 'Who has distressed this one by taking its offspring? Return its offspring to it...'" prohibit separating dairy cows from their calves after birth to increase milk production?
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Separating calves from their mothers is permissible because it is not forbidden, and it contains a legitimate benefit. The permissibility of separating them by removal is more appropriate than the permissibility of separating them by slaughter. The "Who has grieved this one by taking its child?" cannot be used to deduce the prohibition of separating calves for a legitimate benefit. The command to return the two chicks was either on the basis of recommendation or due to the absence of any significant benefit.
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