25/5. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1793 — Horse Meat and Donkey Meat
What Has Been Related About Eating Horse Meat
Hadith About Horse Meat and Donkey Meat
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1793
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1793
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، وَنَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ أَطْعَمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لُحُومَ الْخَيْلِ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَهَكَذَا رَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ . وَرَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَرِوَايَةُ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ أَصَحُّ . قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ أَحْفَظُ مِنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ .
Jabir Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Allowed Us To Eat Horse Meat, And He Forbade Us From Eating Donkey Meat. He Said: There Is Something On This From Asma' Bin Abi Bakr. Abu 'Eisa Said: This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih. This Is How It Was Reported By More Than One Narrator, From 'Amr Bin Dinar From Jabir. Hammad Bin Zaid Reported It From 'Amr Bin Dinar From Muhammad Bin 'Ali, From Jabir. The Narration Of Ibn 'Uyainah (No. 1793) Is More Correct. He Said: I Heard Muhammad Saying: "Sufyan Bin 'Uyainah Is Better At Memorizing Than Hammad Bin Zaid."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1793In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 6English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1793
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1793
This hadith about horse meat and donkey meat gives a direct report from Jabir. He says the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم allowed them to eat horse meat and forbade them from eating donkey meat. The text is short, so the meaning should stay close to those two points. It does not speak about every animal. It names horse meat as allowed in the report and donkey meat as forbidden. Abu ‘Eisa grades the hadith hasan sahih and notes that more than one narrator reported it from ‘Amr bin Dinar from Jabir. He also states that the narration of Ibn ‘Uyainah is more correct.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith reports permission to eat horse meat.
- The hadith reports a prohibition on donkey meat.
- The chain discussion shows attention to the more correct route of narration.
