Hadith 66

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 42: The Book of Hunting and Slaughtering Sahih

Chapter 29

Permission To Eat Horse Meat

باب الإِذْنِ فِي أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِ ‏‏

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4328
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ أَطْعَمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لُحُومَ الْخَيْلِ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ ‏.‏
It was narrated that Jabir said:

"The Messenger of Allah allowed us to eat the flesh of horses but he forbade the flesh of donkeys."