Opinions on Eating Horse Meat

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma bint Abi Bakr. She says that during the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, we slaughtered a horse. Then we ate its meat. Or she said... we received its meat.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir. He says that on the day of Khaybar, we ate the meat of horses and wild donkeys.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aamir bin Abdullah, he says that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, made us eat the meat of horses and forbade us from the meat of donkeys.

It is narrated from Hasan, he says that the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to eat horse meat during their military expeditions.

It is narrated from Ibrahim, he says that the companions of Abdullah slaughtered a horse. Then they divided it among themselves.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibrahimi, he says that our companions used to eat the meat of horses.

It is narrated from Ibrahim that Hazrat Aswad ate horse meat.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hakam that Hazrat Shurayh ate horse meat.

It is narrated from Ibn Aun, who says: I asked Muhammad about the meat of horses, and he did not consider there to be any harm in it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ata that he says there is no harm in it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ishaq, he says: I found the predecessors distributing the meat of horses.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair narrates regarding Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that a man asked him about eating horse meat. Hazrat Waki’ says: He was asked about eating mule meat. So he recited this verse: { وَالأَنْعَامَ خَلَقَہَا لَکُمْ فِیہَا دِفْئٌ} (the verse). The narrator says: Thus, he disliked it.

It is narrated from Hasan. He says that there is no harm in eating the meat of a horse.