´It was narrated that Khuzaimah bin Jaz’ said:` “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I have come to you to ask you about the vermin of the earth. What do you say about mastigures?’ He said: ‘I do not eat them and I do not forbid them.’ I said: ‘I will eat of that which you have not forbidden. But why (do you not eat them), O Messenger of Allah?’ He said: ‘One of the nations was turned into beasts and I looked at this creature and was uncertain.’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about rabbits?’ He said: ‘I do not eat them and I do not forbid them.’ I said: ‘I will eat of that which you have not forbidden. But why (do you not eat them), O Messenger of Allah?’ He said: ‘I have been told that it menstruates.’”
Hadith Referenceسنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الصيد / 3245
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, انظر الحديث السابق (3235), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 493
Hadith Takhrij«تفرد بہ ابن ماجہ ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 3533 ، ومصباح الزجاجة : 1114 ) ( ضعیف ) » ( سند میں ابن اسحاق مدلس ہیں ، اور روایت عنعنہ سے کی ہے ، اور عبدالکریم ضعیف ہیں )
´It was narrated that Khuzaimah bin Jaz’ said:` “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I have come to ask you about the vermin of the earth. What do you say about foxes?’ He said: ‘Who eats foxes?’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about wolves?’ He said: ‘Does anyone in whom there is anything good eat wolves?’”
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues: The mentioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission; however, based on other evidences, the fox and the wolf are prohibited due to being carnivorous animals.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3235