25/4. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1791 — Eating Badger as Game
What Has Been Related About Eating Badger
Hadith About Eating Badger as Game
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1791
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1791
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِجَابِرٍ الضَّبُعُ صَيْدٌ هِيَ قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ قُلْتُ آكُلُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَقَالَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ إِلَى هَذَا وَلَمْ يَرَوْا بِأَكْلِ الضَّبُعِ بَأْسًا وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَرُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدِيثٌ فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ أَكْلِ الضَّبُعِ وَلَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِالْقَوِيِّ وَقَدْ كَرِهَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَكْلَ الضَّبُعِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ . قَالَ يَحْيَى الْقَطَّانُ وَرَوَى جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ قَوْلَهُ . وَحَدِيثُ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ أَصَحُّ . وَابْنُ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ هُوَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ الْمَكِّيُّ .
Ibn Abi 'Ammar Narrated from:
I Asked Jabir: 'Is Badger Kind Of Game Animal?' He Said: 'Yes.'" He Said: "I Said: 'Should I Eat It?' He Said: 'Yes.'" He Said: 'I Said: 'Did The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Say That ?' He Said: 'Yes.'"[Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih. Some Of The People Of Knowledge Followed This. They Did Not See Any Harm Eating Badger. This Is The View Of Ahmad And Ishaq. A Hadith Has Been Related From The Prophet (ﷺ) Indicating Disapproval Of Eating Badger But Its Chain Is Not Strong. Some Of The People Of Knowledge Disliked Eating Badger. This Is The View Of Ibn Al-Mubarak.Yahya Bin Al-Qattan Said: "Jarir Bin Hazm Reported This Hadith From 'Abdullah Bin 'Ubaid Bin 'Umair, From Ibn Abi 'Ammar, From Jabir, From 'Umar, As His Saying. And The Narration Of Ibn Juraij (A Narrator In The Chain Of This Hadith) Is More Correct. And Ibn Abi 'Ammar Is 'Abdur-Rahman Bin 'Abdullah Bin Abi 'Ammar Al-Makki.
[1] This narration preceded, see no. 851.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1791In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 4English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1791
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1791
This hadith about eating badger as game is presented as a question and answer. Ibn Abi ‘Ammar asked Jabir whether the badger was a kind of game animal. Jabir said yes. He then asked whether he should eat it, and Jabir again said yes. When he asked if the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that, Jabir answered yes. The report is graded hasan sahih by Abu ‘Eisa. The text also records that some scholars saw no harm in eating badger, while others disliked it. It even notes a report of disapproval, but says its chain is not strong. So the explanation should mention both the narrated answer and the recorded disagreement.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jabir answered that badger is game and may be eaten.
- The report links that answer back to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The hadith text itself notes that scholars differed on eating badger.
