Sunan Abi Dawud · Foods (Kitab Al-Atimah)
باب فِي أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِ
Chapter: Regarding eating horse meat.
3 hadith · references 3788–3790
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Abu Dawud · 3788نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ عَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ ، وَأَذِنَ لَنَا فِي لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِJabir bin Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade the flesh of domestic asses on the day of Khaibar, but permitted horse flesh.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3789ذَبَحْنَا يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ الْخَيْلَ ، وَالْبِغَالَ ، وَالْحَمِيرَ ، فَنَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الْبِغَالِ وَالْحَمِيرِ ، وَلَمْ يَنْهَنَا عَنِ الْخَيْلِNarrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: On the day of Khaybar we slaughtered horses, mules, and assess. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us (to eat) mules and asses, but he did not forbid horse-flesh.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3790نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِ ، وَالْبِغَالِ ، وَالْحَمِيرِNarrated Khalid ibn al-Walid: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us to eat horse-flesh, the flesh of mules and of asses. The narrator Haywah added: Every beast of prey with a fang. Abu Dawud said: This view is held by Mali8 narrators