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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Hunting and Slaughtering

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4343

Chapter: Permissibility Of Eating The Flesh Of Onagers (Wild Donkeys)

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4343

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُفَضَّلُ، - هُوَ ابْنُ فَضَالَةَ - عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ

أَكَلْنَا يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ لُحُومَ الْخَيْلِ وَالْوَحْشِ وَنَهَانَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْحِمَارِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"On the Day of Khaibar we ate the flesh of horses, and onagers, but the Prophet forbade us (from eating) donkeys."(sahih)

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4343).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( لُحُوم الْخَيْل وَالْوَحْش ) كَأَنَّهُ أَخَذَ مِنْ إِطْلَاق الْوَحْش جَوَاز لَحْم الْحِمَار الْوَحْشِيّ لَكِنْ الْإِطْلَاق فِي الْحِكَايَة غَيْر مُعْتَبَر فَلْيُتَأَمَّلْ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4343
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 4343
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4343

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4721)أَكَلْنَا يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ لُحُومَ الْخَيْلِ وَالْوَحْشِ ، وَنَهَانَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنِ الْحِمَارِ

On the same subject

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1321b

Jabir (RAA). narrated, 'On the Day of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited eating the flesh of domestic asses, but permitted horse flesh.' Agreed upon.

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { نَهَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ عَنْ لُحُومِ اَلْحُمُرِ اَلْأَهْلِيَّةِ, وَأْذَنْ فِي لُحُومِ اَلْخَيْلِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.‏ (1728)‏ .‏ وَفِي…

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