Sunan an-Nasai 4338 — Raw or Cooked Donkey Meat

Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4338

This hadith adds an important detail to the domestic donkey meat prohibition. Al-Bara reported that on the Day of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah forbade the flesh of domesticated donkeys whether it was cooked or raw. The ruling therefore did not depend on whether the meat had already been prepared. For readers searching “donkey meat haram hadith,” this narration gives a very specific answer: both cooked and uncooked flesh were included. The report does not discuss other animals, methods of slaughter, or the reason for the prohibition. Its focus is the state of the meat at the time of the command. The lesson is that preparation does not change the ruling stated here. A clear prohibition remains in place whether the food is ready to eat or has not yet been cooked.