Question:
What is the ruling on rabbit?
Answer:
Rabbit meat is halal by unanimous consensus.
❀ Sayyidina Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates:
مررنا فاستنفجنا أرنبا بمر الظهران، فسعوا عليه فلغبوا، قال: فسعيت حتى أدركتها، فأتيت بها أبا طلحة فذبحها، فبعث بوركها وفخذيها إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فأتيت بها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقبله
We were passing by Marr al-Zahran, where we chased a rabbit. The people ran after it but became exhausted. Then I (Anas) ran after it until I finally caught it and gave it to Sayyidina Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him). He slaughtered it and sent its two hind legs to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I brought them to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he accepted them.
❀ Allama Amir al-San’ani (may Allah have mercy on him) (1182 AH) says:
الإجماع واقع على حل أكلها
The consensus has been established that eating rabbit meat is permissible.
