The Ruling on Eating Horse Meat

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this person is asking about eating the meat of some animals, such as the horse and the hyena.

The Shaykh:
Horses are permissible and lawful. They slaughtered a horse during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), as mentioned in the hadith of (may Allah be pleased with her and her father). She said: . The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of their doing so. Therefore, horse meat is lawful. The hyena is also lawful; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about it: "Is it game?" He said: "Yes." So it is game, and it is permissible to eat it. Yes.

The questioner:
And the monitor lizard, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
The monitor lizard is also permissible to eat; because it feeds on herbs and good things? Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you. This brother says:

The Shaykh:
And the eating of the monitor lizard at the table of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he approved of it. And he excused the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not eat from it by saying that he was not accustomed to it, and it was not in the land of his people. Yes.