Sunan an-Nasai 4447 — Domestic Donkeys and Al-Jallalah

Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4447

This hadith reports several prohibitions announced on the day of Khaibar. The Messenger of Allah forbade the meat of domesticated donkeys. He also forbade al-Jallalah animals, described in the supplied text as animals that eat dung, including riding them and eating their meat. The main lesson concerns halal food and careful use of animals. The narration lists separate matters and should be read without mixing them together. One part concerns the flesh of domestic donkeys. The other concerns al-Jallalah and mentions both riding and eating. The hadith itself does not explain a purification period, exceptions, or later conditions, so those points should not be added to its meaning. Its direct guidance is to observe the stated restrictions and not ignore how an animal lives and feeds.