25/2. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1789 — Eating Rabbit Meat
What Has Been Related About Eating Rabbit
Hadith About Eating Rabbit Meat
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1789
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1789
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، يَقُولُ أَنْفَجْنَا أَرْنَبًا بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ فَسَعَى أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَلْفَهَا فَأَدْرَكْتُهَا فَأَخَذْتُهَا فَأَتَيْتُ بِهَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ فَذَبَحَهَا بِمَرْوَةٍ فَبَعَثَ مَعِي بِفَخِذِهَا أَوْ بِوَرِكِهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَكَلَهُ . قَالَ قُلْتُ أَكَلَهُ قَالَ قَبِلَهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَعَمَّارٍ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ وَيُقَالُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَيْفِيٍّ . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لاَ يَرَوْنَ بِأَكْلِ الأَرْنَبِ بَأْسًا . وَقَدْ كَرِهَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَكْلَ الأَرْنَبِ وَقَالُوا إِنَّهَا تَدْمِي .
Hisham b. Zaid Narrated from:
I Heard Anas Saying: 'Once We Provoked A Rabbit At Marr Az-Zahran. So The Companions Of The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Rushed After It, And I Caught Up To It And Captured It. I Brought It To Abu Talhah Who Slaughtered It With Marwah. He Sent Me With Its Legs - Or Its Thighs - To The Prophet (ﷺ) So He Could Eat It.'" He (Hisham) Said: "I Said: 'He Ate It?' He Said:'He Accepted It.'"[Abu 'Eisa Said:] There Are Narrations On This Topic From Jubair, 'Ammar, Muhammad Bin Safwan, And They Say: Muhammad Bin Saifi. This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih. This Is Acted Upon According To The People Of Knowledge. They Saw No Harm In Eating Rabbit. Some Of The People Of Knowledge Disliked Eating Rabbit, They Said That It Menstruates.
[1] A piece of granite or flint, used for cutting like a knife.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1789In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 2English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1789
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1789
This hadith about eating rabbit meat tells a clear story from Anas. A rabbit was stirred up at Marr Az-Zahran, the Companions chased it, and Anas caught it. He brought it to Abu Talhah, who slaughtered it with a marwah. Then Abu Talhah sent its legs or thighs to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Hisham asked whether the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ate it, and Anas replied that he accepted it. The report also says most people of knowledge saw no harm in eating rabbit, while some disliked it because they said it menstruates. The main point from the narration is the Prophet’s acceptance of the rabbit meat sent to him.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted the rabbit meat that was sent to him.
- The animal was caught and then slaughtered before being sent.
- The text records that scholars differed, while most saw no harm in eating rabbit.
