Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 30.0

Prohibiton Against Eating Horse Meat

باب تَحْرِيمِ أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِ ‏‏

3 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 4331graded

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Swyd bin Nsr bin Swydfrom'Abdullah bin MubarakfromHanzala bin Abi Sufyan bin 'Abdur RahmanfromSalim bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umarfromibn Umar

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ أَكْلُ لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِ وَالْبِغَالِ وَالْحَمِيرِ ‏

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English translation

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."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ثَوْرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 4332graded

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by 'Ali bin Hujr bin Iyas bin MaqatilfromIsma'il bin Ja'far bin Abi KathirfromYazid bin 'Abdullah bin Khusayfafromal-Sa'ib bin Yazid bin Akht Namr

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِ وَالْبِغَالِ وَالْحَمِيرِ وَكُلِّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ ‏.‏

English translation

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.

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 4333sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamilfromal-Laith bin Sa'dfromNafie'fromibn Umar

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا نَأْكُلُ لُحُومَ الْخَيْلِ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ الْبِغَالَ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated from 'Ata, that Jabir said:

"we used to eat horseflesh. ": I said: "And mules?" He said: "No