64/38. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4216 — Mut'ah and Food
Ghazwa of Khaibar
Mut'ah and Donkey Meat Hadith at Khaibar
Sahih Bukhari : 4216
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4216
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ قَزَعَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَسَنِ، ابْنَىْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِمَا، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ مُتْعَةِ النِّسَاءِ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ، وَعَنْ أَكْلِ الْحُمُرِ الإِنْسِيَّةِ.
'Ali bin Abi Talib Narrated from:
On the day of Khaibar, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the Mut'a (i.e. temporary marriage) and the eating of donkey-meat.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4216In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 256USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 527
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4216
This hadith reports two prohibitions in one narration from Ali bin Abi Talib. The Prophet forbade Mut'ah, meaning temporary marriage as translated here, on the day of Khaibar. The same report also says he forbade eating domestic donkey meat. For readers searching for Mut'ah hadith Khaibar or domestic donkey meat hadith, the text is clear in naming both matters. A careful explanation should not add more dates, debates, or legal details beyond the wording given here. The narration simply records what Ali reported from the Prophet at Khaibar: temporary marriage was forbidden, and the meat of domestic donkeys was also forbidden.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali reports the prohibition in this narration.
- The hadith names Mut'ah, translated here as temporary marriage.
- It also mentions the eating of domestic donkey meat.
- The setting given in the report is the day of Khaibar.
