Support IslamQA

Please contribute generously in order to ensure the continuity of our website InshaAllah.

Ruling on raising pigs and rats for university laboratories

12-03-2012

Question 169562

Is working with pigs in university laboratories permissible?.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

There is nothing wrong with raising pigs and rats to carry out scientific experiments on them, so long as you do not touch the pig except with a barrier, such as gloves, or you wash your hands after touching it. 

See also the answer to questions no. 8509 and 20843 

And Allah knows best.

Ruling on jobs
Show on Islam Q&A website.