the Exalted: "It is only that which has been slaughtered for other than Allah that He has forbidden to you" (2). Our evidence is what Abu Tha'labah al-Khushani narrated, saying: The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) forbade the eating of every beast of prey possessing fangs. Agreed upon (3). Abu Hurayrah also said that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Eating every beast of prey with fangs is forbidden" (4). Ibn 'Abd al-Barr said: This is an established, authentic hadith, the authenticity of which is agreed upon. This is an explicit text that specifies the general nature of the verses. Thus, this includes the lion, the tiger, the leopard, the wolf, the dog, and the swine. It is narrated from al-Sha'bi that he was asked about a man who treats himself with dog meat, and he said: "May Allah not heal him." This indicates that he held the view of its prohibition.
Section: Eating monkeys is not permissible. Ibn 'Umar, 'Ata', Mujahid, Makhul, and al-Hasan disliked it, and they did not permit its sale. Ibn 'Abd al-Barr said: "I do not know of any disagreement among the scholars of the Muslims that the monkey is not to be eaten, and its sale is not permissible." It was narrated from al-Sha'bi that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) forbade monkey meat (6). Furthermore, it is a beast of prey, so it enters under the general meaning of the report, and it is also a transformed species (maskh), so it is among the forbidden foul things (khaba'ith).
Section: The jackal, the mongoose, and the weasel are forbidden. Ahmad was asked about the jackal and the weasel, and he said: "Everything that bites with its fangs is of the beasts of prey." Abu Hanifah and his companions held the same view.
(2) Surah al-Baqarah: 173. (3) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on eating every beast of prey with fangs, from the Book of Hunting, and in: The Chapter on the milk of female donkeys, from the Book of Medicine. Sahih al-Bukhari 7/124, 181. And by Muslim, in: The Chapter on the prohibition of eating every beast of prey with fangs, from the Book of Hunting and Sacrifices. Sahih Muslim 3/1533. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the prohibition of eating beasts of prey, from the Book of Foods. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/319. And by al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what has been reported regarding the dislike of every beast with fangs and every bird with talons, from the Chapters on Hunting. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 6/270. And by al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the prohibition of eating beasts of prey, from the Book of Hunting and Sacrifices. al-Mujtaba 7/177. And by Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on eating every beast of prey with fangs, from the Book of Hunting. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1077. And by al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on what is not eaten from beasts of prey, from the Book of Sacrifices. Sunan al-Darimi 2/85. And by Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 4/193, 194. (4) Recorded by Muslim, in: The Chapter on the prohibition of eating every beast of prey with fangs... from the Book of Hunting and Sacrifices. Sahih Muslim 3/1543. And by al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what has been reported regarding the dislike of eating every beast with fangs and every bird with talons, from the Chapters on Hunting. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 6/272. And by al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the prohibition of eating beasts of prey, from the Book of Hunting. al-Mujtaba 7/177. And by Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on eating every beast of prey with fangs, from the Book of Hunting. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1077. And by Imam Malik, in: The Chapter on the prohibition of eating every beast of prey with fangs, from the Book of Hunting. al-Muwatta 2/496. And by Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 2/236, 366, 418. (5) Omitted from (M). (6) We did not find it among what we have. Mujahid was asked about monkey meat, and he said: "It is not of the cattle livestock."
