It was
narrated that Ibn Abu ‘Ammar, who is ‘Abdur-Rahman, said:
“I
asked Jabir bin ‘Abdullah about hyenas: ‘Are they game (that can
be
hunted)?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ I said: ‘Can I eat them?’ He
said: ‘Yes.’ I
said: ‘Is this something that you heard from the
Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ)?’ He said: ‘Yes.’”