11/41. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1849 — Game Meat During Ihram
The Meat Of Game For The Muhrim
Hadith About Game Meat While Wearing Ihram
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1849
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1849
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، وَكَانَ الْحَارِثُ، خَلِيفَةَ عُثْمَانَ عَلَى الطَّائِفِ فَصَنَعَ لِعُثْمَانَ طَعَامًا فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَجَلِ وَالْبَعَاقِيبِ وَلَحْمِ الْوَحْشِ قَالَ فَبَعَثَ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَجَاءَهُ الرَّسُولُ وَهُوَ يَخْبِطُ لأَبَاعِرَ لَهُ فَجَاءَهُ وَهُوَ يَنْفُضُ الْخَبَطَ عَنْ يَدِهِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ كُلْ . فَقَالَ أَطْعِمُوهُ قَوْمًا حَلاَلاً فَإِنَّا حُرُمٌ . فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ رضى الله عنه أَنْشُدُ اللَّهَ مَنْ كَانَ هَا هُنَا مِنْ أَشْجَعَ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَهْدَى إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ حِمَارَ وَحْشٍ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَهُ قَالُوا نَعَمْ .
Al-Harith Narrated from:
Al-Harith was the governor of at-Ta'if under the caliph Uthman. He prepared food for Uthman which contained birds and the flesh of wild ass. He sent it to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). When the Messenger came to him he was beating leaves for camels and shaking them off with his hand. He said to him: Eat it. He replied: Give it to the people who are not in sacred state; we are wearing ihram. I adjure the people of Ashja' who are present here. Do you know that a man presented a wild ass to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was in ihram? But he refused to eat from it. They said: Yes.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1849In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 129English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1845
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1849
This hadith discusses game meat during ihram through the action of Ali. Food was prepared containing birds and wild animal meat, and Ali was invited to eat. He refused and said it should be given to people who were not in ihram, because he and his companions were wearing ihram. He then asked those present whether they knew that a wild ass had been presented to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was in ihram, and that he refused to eat it. They confirmed it. The core topic is game meat in ihram. The hadith shows careful restraint when a person is in the sacred state.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali avoided eating game meat while in ihram.
- He referred to the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم refusal of a wild ass gift.
- The food was directed to people who were not in ihram.
