This opinion was held by Malik, al-Layth, al-Shafi'i, and Ibn al-Mundhir. Abu Hanifah said: It is forbidden. This is also the view of al-Thawri, based on what was narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he forbade eating the meat of the dabb (spiny-tailed lizard). Something similar was narrated from Ali. This is because it bites, so it resembles the weasel. Our evidence is what Ibn Abbas narrated: I, along with Khalid ibn al-Walid, entered the house of Maymunah with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). A roasted dabb was brought, and it was said: It is a dabb, O Messenger of Allah. He raised his hand, so I said: Is it forbidden, O Messenger of Allah? He said: "No, but it was not in the land of my people, so I find myself averse to it." Khalid said: So I pulled it towards me and ate it, while the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was looking. (Agreed upon). Ibn Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) left the dabb out of aversion, but it was eaten at his table; had it been forbidden, it would not have been eaten at the table of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not forbid the dabb, but he was averse to it, and had it been with me, I would have eaten it. This is because the fundamental principle is permissibility, and no prohibiting evidence was found, so it remains permissible. There is no established prohibition or declaration of unlawfulness from the Prophet (peace be upon him) regarding it. Furthermore, its permissibility is the opinion of the companions we have named, and no disagreement from them has been established, thus it constitutes a consensus.
Section: As for the hyena, a concession regarding it was narrated from Sa'd, Ibn Umar, Abu Hurayrah, Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, Ikrimah, and Ishaq. Urwah said: The Arabs have always eaten the hyena.
(2) Narrated by Abu Dawood, in: Chapter on Eating the Dabb, from the Book of Food. Sunan Abi Dawood 2/318. (3) Mahnudh: Roasted. (4) Narrated by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on Roasting, from the Book of Food. Sahih al-Bukhari 7/93. And Muslim, in: Chapter on the Permissibility of the Dabb, from the Book of Hunting and Slaughtering. Sahih Muslim 3/1543. It was also narrated by Abu Dawood, in: Chapter on Eating the Dabb, from the Book of Food. Sunan Abi Dawood 2/317, 318. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on the Dabb, from the Book of Hunting and Slaughtering. Al-Mujtaba 7/174. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on the Dabb, from the Book of Hunting. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1079, 1080. And al-Darimi, in: Chapter on Eating the Dabb, from the Book of Hunting. Sunan al-Darimi 2/93. And Imam Malik, in: Chapter on What Was Said About Eating the Dabb, from the Book of Seeking Permission. Al-Muwatta 2/968. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 4/89. (5) Narrated by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on Accepting Gifts, from the Book of Gifts. Sahih al-Bukhari 3/203. And Muslim, in: The previous chapter. Sahih Muslim 3/1545. And Abu Dawood, in: The previous chapter. And al-Nasa'i, in: The previous chapter. Al-Mujtaba 7/175. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/255, 322, 340, 347. (6) Narrated by Muslim, in: The previous chapter. Sahih Muslim 3/1545, 1546. (7) In [B] and [M]: "al-ibaha" (permissibility).
وبهذا قال مالكٌ، واللَّيْثُ، والشافِعِىُّ، وابنُ المنذِر. وقال أبو حَنِيفَةَ: هو حَرامٌ. وبهذا قال الثَّوْرِىُّ؛ لما رُوِىَ عن النَّبِىِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- أنَّه نَهَى عن أَكْلِ لحمِ الضَّبِّ (٢). ورُوِىَ نحوُه عن علىٍّ؛ ولأنَّه يَنْهَشُ، فأشْبَهَ ابنَ عِرْسٍ. ولَنا، ما رَوَى ابنُ عبَّاسٍ قال: دَخَلْتُ أنا وخالِدُ بن الوليد مع رسولِ اللَّه -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- بيتَ مَيْمُونَةَ، فأُتِىَ بِضَبٍّ مَحْنُوذٍ (٣)، فقيل: هو ضَبٌّ يا رسولَ اللَّه. فرفَعَ يدَه، فقلتُ: أحرامٌ هو يا رسولَ اللَّه؟ قال: "لَا، ولكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِأرْض قَوْمِى، فَأجدُنِى أعَافَهُ". قال خالد: فاجْتَرَرْتُه فأَكَلْتُه، ورسولُ اللَّه -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- يَنْظُرُ. مُتَّفَقٌ عليه (٤). قال ابنُ عبّاسٍ: تَرَكَ رسولُ اللَّه -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- الضَّبَّ تَقَذُّرًا، وأُكِلَ على مائِدَتِه، ولو كان حرامًا ما أُكِلَ على مائِدَةِ رسول اللَّه -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- (٥). وقال عمرُ: إنَّ رسولَ اللَّه -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- لم يُحَرِّمِ الضَّبَّ، ولكنَّه قَذِرَهُ، ولو كان عندِى لأكَلْتُه (٦). ولأَنَّ الأَصْلَ الحِلُّ، ولم يُوجَدِ المُحَرِّمُ، فبَقِىَ على الإباحَةِ، ولم يثْبُتْ فيه عن النَّبىِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- نَهْىٌ ولا تَحْرِيمٌ، ولأنَّ إباحَتَه (٧) قولُ مَنْ سَمَّيْنا من الصَّحابَةِ، ولم يثْبُتْ عنهم خِلافُه، فيكونُ إجماعًا.
فصل: فأمَّا الضَّبُعُ، فرُوِيَت الرُّخْصَةُ فيها عن سَعْدٍ، وابنِ عُمَرَ، وأبى هُرَيْرَةَ، وعُرْوَةَ بن الزُّبَيْرِ، وعِكْرِمَةَ، وإسحاقَ. وقال عُرْوَةُ: ما زالتِ العربُ تأكلُ الضَّبُعَ،
(٢) أخرجه أبو داود، فى: باب فى أكل الضب، من كتاب الأطعمة. سنن أبى داود ٢/ ٣١٨.(٣) محنوذ: مشوى.(٤) أخرجه البخارى، فى: باب الشواء، من كتاب الأطعمة. صحيح البخارى ٧/ ٩٣. ومسلم، فى: باب إباحة الضب، من كتاب الصيد والذبائح. صحيح مسلم ٣/ ١٥٤٣.كما أخرجه أبو داود، فى: باب فى أكل الضب، من كتاب الأطعمة. سنن أبى داود ٢/ ٣١٧، ٣١٨. والنسائى، فى: باب الضب، من كتاب الصيد والذبائح. المجتبى ٧/ ١٧٤. وابن ما جه، فى: باب الضب، من كتاب الصيد. سنن ابن ماجه ٢/ ١٠٧٩، ١٠٨٠. والدارمى، فى: باب فى أكل الضب، من كتاب الصيد. سنن الدارمى ٢/ ٩٣. والإمام مالك، فى: باب ما جاء فى أكل الضب، من كتاب الاستئذان. الموطأ ٢/ ٩٦٨. والإمام أحمد، فى: المسند ٤/ ٨٩.(٥) أخرجه البخارى، فى: باب قبول الهدية، من كتاب الهبة. صحيح البخارى ٣/ ٢٠٣. ومسلم، فى: الباب السابق. صحيح مسلم ٣/ ١٥٤٥. وأبو دار، فى: الباب السابق. والنسائى، فى: الباب السابق. المجتبى ٧/ ١٧٥. والإمام أحمد، فى: المسند ١/ ٢٥٥، ٣٢٢، ٣٤٠، ٣٤٧.(٦) أخرجه مسلم، فى: الباب السابق. صحيح مسلم ٣/ ١٥٤٥، ١٥٤٦.(٧) فى ب، م: "الإباحة".
