Jami' at-Tirmidhi 851

Are hyenas a type of game (animal)? Jābir replied: Yes

Ibn Abi ‘Ammār reported: I said to Jābir: "Are hyenas a type of game (animal)?" Jābir replied: ‘Yes.’ I asked: "Did the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say that?" He replied: 'Yes.'

الضَّبُعُ صَيْدٌ هِيَ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ آكُلُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَقَالَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ نَعَمْ

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh Explained

"I asked Jabir bin Abdulla about hyenas, and he told me to eat them. I said: "Is it not game? He said: 'Yes' I said: 'Did you hear that from the Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Yes.'"

فَأَمَرَنِي بِأَكْلِهَا ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَصَيْدٌ هِيَ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَسَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 1 other version

I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the hyena. He replied: It is game, and if one who is wearing ihram (pilgrim's robe) hunts it, he should give a sheep as atonement.

هُوَ صَيْدٌ وَيُجْعَلُ فِيهِ كَبْشٌ إِذَا صَادَهُ الْمُحْرِمُ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr that Umar ibn al-Khattab gave the judgement of a ram for a hyena, a female goat for a gazelle, a she-goat less than one year old for a rabbit, and a four month old kid for a jerboa.

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، قَضَى فِي الضَّبُعِ بِكَبْشٍ وَفِي الْغَزَالِ بِعَنْزٍ وَفِي الأَرْنَبِ بِعَنَاقٍ وَفِي الْيَرْبُوعِ بِجَفْرَةٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stipulated (the penalty of) a man for a hyena killed by a man in Ihram, and he considered it as game.”

جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي الضَّبُعِ يُصِيبُهُ الْمُحْرِمُ كَبْشًا وَجَعَلَهُ مِنَ الصَّيْدِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

“I asked Jabir bin ‘Abdullah about hyenas: ‘Are they game (that can be hunted)?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ I said: ‘Can I eat them?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ I said: ‘Is this something that you heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?’ He said: ‘Yes.’”

عَنِ الضَّبُعِ أَصَيْدٌ هُوَ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ آكُلُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَشَىْءٌ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh