Hadith 63

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 20: Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Chapter 3

Lawful and Unlawful Food - Section 1

باب ما يحل اكله وما يحرم - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 4128
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ الْهِرَّةِ وَأَكْلِ ثَمَنِهَا. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ
Jabir said the Prophet forbade eating cats or what is paid for them. 1 1. This might be either what was paid in kind, or what was bought with money paid for them. Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.