Wild Donkey Meat Is Ḥalāl
By: Imran Ayyub Lahori
Wild donkey meat is permissible to eat, as confirmed by authentic narrations.
It is narrated that the Prophet ﷺ was gifted wild donkey meat and said:
"لَوْلَا أَنَّا مُحْرِمُونَ لَقَبِلْنَاهُ مِنْكَ"
"If we were not in the state of iḥrām, we would have accepted it from you."
[Muslim: 1194 – Kitāb al-Ḥajj: Bāb Taḥrīm al-Ṣayd al-Maʾkūl al-Barrī]
This indicates that had the Prophet ﷺ not been in the state of iḥrām, he would have eaten it — a clear proof of its permissibility.
Another narration mentions that some Companions ate wild donkey meat while others abstained. When they asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it, he said:
"إِنَّمَا هِيَ طُعْمَةٌ أَطْعَمَكُمُوهَا اللَّهُ"
"It is provision that Allah has fed you."
[Muslim: 1196 – Kitāb al-Ḥajj: Bāb Taḥrīm al-Ṣayd al-Maʾkūl al-Barrī]
Conclusion: Wild donkey meat is ḥalāl. The only time it becomes impermissible is during the state of iḥrām, due to the general prohibition of hunting in that state.
By: Imran Ayyub Lahori
Evidence from Authentic Aḥādīth
Wild donkey meat is permissible to eat, as confirmed by authentic narrations.
1. Gift of Wild Donkey Meat
It is narrated that the Prophet ﷺ was gifted wild donkey meat and said:
"لَوْلَا أَنَّا مُحْرِمُونَ لَقَبِلْنَاهُ مِنْكَ"
"If we were not in the state of iḥrām, we would have accepted it from you."
[Muslim: 1194 – Kitāb al-Ḥajj: Bāb Taḥrīm al-Ṣayd al-Maʾkūl al-Barrī]
This indicates that had the Prophet ﷺ not been in the state of iḥrām, he would have eaten it — a clear proof of its permissibility.
2. Some Companions Ate It, Others Refrained
Another narration mentions that some Companions ate wild donkey meat while others abstained. When they asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it, he said:
"إِنَّمَا هِيَ طُعْمَةٌ أَطْعَمَكُمُوهَا اللَّهُ"
"It is provision that Allah has fed you."
[Muslim: 1196 – Kitāb al-Ḥajj: Bāb Taḥrīm al-Ṣayd al-Maʾkūl al-Barrī]
Conclusion: Wild donkey meat is ḥalāl. The only time it becomes impermissible is during the state of iḥrām, due to the general prohibition of hunting in that state.