Mishkat
al-Masabih

مشكاة المصابيح

20

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

كتاب الصيد والذبائح

 

Chapter 3b: Lawful and Unlawful Food - Section 2

باب ما يحل اكله وما يحرم - الفصل الثاني

Mishkat al-Masabih 4128

Jabir said the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade eating cats or what is paid for them. 1 1. This might be either what was paid in kind, or what was bought with money paid for them. Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ الْهِرَّةِ وَأَكْلِ ثَمَنِهَا. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ