The Book of Hunting and Slaughtering

It was narrated that Ibn Abi 'Ammar said: "I asked Jabir bin 'Abdullah about hyenas and he told me to eat them. I said: 'Are they game that can be hunted)? He said: 'Yes,' I said: 'Did you hear that form the Messenger of Allah He said: 'Yes,"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the prophet said: 'Every predator possessing fangs is forbidden to eat."

It was narrated from Abu Tha labah Al-Khushani that: the Prophet forbade eating any predator that has fangs."

It was narrated that Abu Tha'labah said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Wealth taken by force is (not permissible), any predator that has fangs is not permissible, and any animal used for target practice is not permissible."

It was narrated that Jabir said: "On the Day of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah forbade the flesh of donkeys but he permitted the flesh of horses."

It was narrated that Jabir said: "The Messenger of Allah allowed us to eat the flesh or horses but he forbade the flesh of donkeys."

It was narrated that Jabir said: " On the Day of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah allowed us to eat the flesh of horses but he forbade us from the flesh donkeys."

It was narrated that Jabir said: "We used to eat horse meat during the time of the Messenger of Allah."

It was narrated from Khalid bin al-walid that he heard the Messe4nger of Allah say: "It is not permissible to eat the flesh of horses, mules or donkeys."

It was narrated from Khalid bin Al-Walid that: the Messenger of Allah forbade eating the flesh of horses, mules and donkeys, and any predator that has fangs.

It was narrated from 'Ata, that Jabir said: "we used to eat horseflesh. ": I said: "And mules?" He said: "No

It was narrated from Al- Hasan bin Muhammad, and 'Abdullah bin Muhammad that their father said: "Ali said to Ibn'Abbas, may Allah be please with them both: The Prophet forbade Mut'ah marriage, and the flesh of domesticated donkeys on the Day of Khaibar."'

It was narrated from Al-Hasan bin Muhammad, and 'Abdullah bin Muhammad, from their father, that 'Ali bin Abi Talib may Allah be please with him, said: "The Messenger of Allah forbade Mut'ah and the flesh of domesticated donkeys on the Day of Khaibar."

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that: the Messenger of Allah forbade (the flesh of) domesticated donkeys on the Day of Khaibar.

Narrated from Ibn 'Umar: A similar report was narrated from Ibn 'Umar, but he did not mention Khaibar,

It was narrated that Al-Bara said: "On the Day of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah forbade the flesh of domesticated donkeys, cooked or raw."

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Awfa said: "On the Day of khaiber we caught some donkeys outside the village and we cooked them. Then the caller of the Prophet called out: 'The Messenger of Allah has forbidden the flesh of donkeys, so turn over your cooking pots with whatever is in them.' So we turned them over."

It was narrated that Anas said: "The Messenger of Allah reached Khaibar in the morning, and they came out to us carrying their shovels. When they saw us they said: 'Muhammad and the army!' And they rushed back inot the fortress. The Messenger of Allah raised his hands, then he said: ' Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Khaibar is destroyed. Verily, when we descend in field of a people (i.e. near to them), evil will be the morning for those who had been warned! Acquired some donkeys there and we cooked the., Then the caller of the Prophet called out: 'Allah and His Messenger forbid you to eat the flesh of donkeys, for it is an abomination."'

It was narrated from Abu Tha''Aabah Al-Khushani that: they went on a military campaign with the Messenger of Allah to Khaibar, and the people were starving. They found some domesticated donkeys there, so the people slaughtered some of them. The Prophet was told about that, and he ordered 'Abdur-rahman bin 'Awf to announce to the people: "The flesh of domesticated donkeys is not permissible for the one who testifies that I am the Messenger of Allah."

It was narrated from Abu Tha'labah Al-khushani that: the Messenger of Allah forbade eating any -predator with fangs, and the flesh of domesticated donkeys.

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)

It was narrated that 'Umair bin Salamah Ad-Damri said: "While we were traveling with the Prophet in part of Athaya Ar-Rawha and they were in Ihram, we saw a wounded onager, the Messenger of Allah said: "Leave it, for soon the one who wounded it will come,' then a man from Bahz came, and he was the one who had wounded the onager. He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, it is up to you what you do with this onager,' The Messenger of Allah ordered Abu Bakr to distribute it among the people."

It was narrated that from Ibn Abi Qatadah, from Abu Qatadah, that: he caught an onager and brought it to his companion's who were in Ihram whereas he was not, and they ate from it. Then they said to one another: "Let us ask the Messenger of Allah about it," So we asked him and he said:" You did well" Then he said to us: "Do you have anything left of it?" We said: "Yes." He said: "Give us some "So we brought him some, and he ate from it, while he was in Ihram.

It was narrated from Zahdam that: some chicken was brought to AbuMusa and a man moved away form the people. He said: "What is the matter with You?" He said: "I saw it eating something that I consider filthy, and I swore I would not eat it." Abu Musa said: "Come and eat, for I saw the Messenger of Allah eating it." And he told him to offer45 expiation for his vow (Kafarat Al- Yamin)

It was narrated that Zahadam Al-Jarmi said: "We were with Abu Musa and His food was brought, including chicken. Among the people there was a man from banu Taimullah who had reddish complexion, as if he were a freed slave. He did not come close and Abu Musa said: "Come (and eat) for I saw the Messenger of All eating it"'

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that: on the Day of Khaibar, the Prophet of Allah forbade eating any birds with talons and any predators with fangs. (Daif)

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr that the Messenger of Allah said: "There is no person who kills a small bird or anything larger for no just reason, but Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will ask him about it." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, what does just reason;' mean?" Her said: "That you slaughter it and eat it, and do not cut off its head and throw it aside."

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah, that the Prophet (said), concerning the water of the sea: "Its water is pure (and Purification) and its 'dead meat' is permissible (to eat)."

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdulah saida: "The Prophet sent us, a group of three hundred, and we carried our provision on our mounts. Our supplies ran our until each man of us had one date per day." It was said to him: "O Abu'Abdullah , what good is one date for a man?" he said: "When we ran out of dates it became very difficult for us. Then we found a whale that had been cast ashore by the sea. And we ate from it for eight days."

It was narrated that 'Amr said: "I heard Jabir say: 'The Messenger of Allah sent us, three hundred riders led by "Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah, to lie in wait for the caravan of the Quraish. We stayed on the coast and became very hungry, so much so that we ate Khabat. Then the sea cast ashore a beast called (Al-'Anbar), and we ate from it for half a month, and daubed our bodies with its fat, and our health was restored. Abu 'Ubaidah took one it its ribs and looked for the tallest camel man and the tallest man in the army, and he passed beneath it. Then they got hungry again and a man slaughtyered three camels, the they got hungry and a man slaughtered three camels, then they got hungry and a man slaughtered three camels, then they got hungry and a man slaughtered three camels. Then Abu 'Ubaidah told him not to do that."(One of the narrators) Sufyan said:"Abu Az-Zubair said, narrating form Jabir: "We asked the Prophet and he said: 'Do you have anything left of it?"' he said; "We took out, such-and -such an amount of a fat from its (the whale's) eyes, and four men could fit into its eye socket. Abu 'Ubaidah had a sack of dates and he used to give them out by the handful, then he started to give one date at a time, and when we ran our of dates it became very difficult for us."