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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Hunting, Slaughter, and what may be Eaten

Sahih Muslim 1938d

Chapter: The prohibition of eating the meat of domesticated donkeys

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1938d

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

وَحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ

نُلْقِيَ لُحُومَ الْحُمُرِ الأَهْلِيَّةِ نِيئَةً وَنَضِيجَةً ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا بِأَكْلِهِ ‏

Bara' b. 'Azib reported:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) commanded us to throw away the flesh of domestic asses whether uncooked or cooked; he then never commanded us to eat that.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1938d), Al-Bukhari (No. 4226) and Ibn Majah (No. 3194).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( لُحُوم الْحُمُر نِيئَة وَنَضِيجَة ) هُوَ بِكَسْرِ النُّون وَبِالْهَمْزِ أَيْ غَيْر مَطْبُوخَة.…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4226

During the Ghazwa of Khaibar, the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered us to throw away the meat of the donkeys whether it was still raw or cooked. He did not allow us to eat it later on.

أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَزْوَةِ خَيْبَرَ أَنْ نُلْقِيَ الْحُمُرَ الأَهْلِيَّةَ نِيئَةً وَنَضِيجَةً، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا بِأَكْلِهِ بَعْدُ‏.‏

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

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  • ناسخ الحديث ومنسوخه لابن شاهين (668)نُلْقِيَ لُحُومَ الْحُمُرِ الأَهْلِيَّةِ نَيِّئَةً ، وَنَضِيجَةً ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا بِهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ

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On the day of Khaibair, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) commanded Abu Talha to announce: “Allah and His Messenger have prohibited for you (eating of) the flesh of the donkeys, for it is unclean”. [Agreed upon].

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