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Taking a Fee for the Services of a Bull
I have a farm with a bull, and there are people who bring their cows to be mated by the bull. Is it permissible for me to take a fee for this service, and what is the evidence?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: The legislator has prohibited taking payment for the uncertainty of pregnancy. If the contract is for a known time, whether pregnancy occurs or not, such as renting a male animal for a day at a certain fee, it is permissible due to the removal of uncertainty; because it is for a known time. And God knows best.
