The Ruling on Eating Horse Meat
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Is it permissible for us to eat horse meat? Is that how you ask?
Answer:
Yes. As for horse meat, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement among the scholars regarding the meat of horses: is it lawful or not? The evidence indicates that it is lawful, based on the hadith of Asma bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said:Sahih Muslim 1942a. So we ate it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of them doing so. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. Is it permissible for us to eat horse meat? Is that how you ask?
Answer:
Yes. As for horse meat, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement among the scholars regarding the meat of horses: is it lawful or not? The evidence indicates that it is lawful, based on the hadith of Asma bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said:
We slaughtered a horse and ate it during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).
نحرنا فرسا على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4716- حكم أكل لحوم الخيل - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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