Necessity, he may no longer eat, just as in the initial state. And because, after sustaining his life, he is no longer compelled, so eating is not permissible for him according to the verse. This is confirmed by the fact that after sustaining his life, he is like he was before he was compelled, and at that point eating was not permissible for him, and thus it is the same here. The second view is that he is permitted to eat to satiety. This was chosen by Abu Bakr, based on what Jabir ibn Samurah narrated: A man landed at al-Harrah (4), and a she-camel of his died. His wife said to him: "Skin it, so we may dry its fat and meat, and eat it." He said: "[Not] until I ask the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)." So he asked him, and he said: "Do you possess anything that makes you independent of it?" He said: "No." He said: "Then eat it." He did not make a distinction. Narrated by Abu Dawud (5). And because whatever makes it permissible to sustain life from it, it is permissible to eat to satiety from it, as with permissible food. It is possible that a distinction be made between a case where the necessity is persistent and a case where its disappearance is hoped for. So what is persistent, like the state (6) of the Bedouin who asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), then satiety is permitted; because if he were to limit himself to sustaining life, the necessity would soon return to him (7), and he would not be able to remain away from the carrion for fear of a future necessity, and this would lead to the weakening of his body, which might lead to his destruction. This is unlike the case that is not persistent, for he hopes to be independent of it through what is permissible for him. And Allah knows best. Once this is established, then the necessity that permits [this] is that by which he fears destruction if he refrains from eating. [Ahmad said: If he fears for his life, whether it is from hunger, or he fears that if he refrains from eating, (8) he will become unable to walk, become separated from his companions and perish (9), or become unable to ride and perish. This is not restricted to a specific period of time.]

Section: Is it obligatory for the compelled person to eat from the carrion? There are two opinions regarding this; one of them is that it is obligatory. This is the opinion of Masruq and one of the two opinions of the followers of al-Shafi'i. Al-Athram said: Abu Abd Allah [Ahmad] was asked about the compelled person who finds carrion but does not eat (10)? He mentioned the saying of Masruq: "Whoever is compelled and does not eat and does not drink, and then dies, enters the Fire."