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Taking Payment for Breeding Animals
Is it permissible to take payment for breeding animals? For example, a person has a male sheep, and people come to hire this sheep to mate with their female sheep, and then the male returns after a few days. What is the ruling on this action? Is it permissible for both parties to stipulate something in addition to the payment?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: The legislator has prohibited taking a fee due to the uncertainty of pregnancy. If the contract is for a specified time, whether pregnancy occurs or not, such as renting a male lamb for a day for a certain fee, it is permissible due to the removal of uncertainty, because it is for a known time. And God knows best.
