The Ruling on Eating Rabbit Meat

The questioner:
He asks about the rabbit, Your Eminence the Shaykh, especially since it is a herbivore, as they say.

The Shaykh:
It is permissible by consensus. The permissible animals among the game are the game by the consensus of the Muslims. The sheep and the gazelles are game, and so is the wild goat; it is permissible game, like that. All the animals that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned in the sale of what is lawful, from the beasts of prey, the camels, the cattle, the sheep, the gazelles, the rabbits, and the wild goats, are all game. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh:
Every one of the beasts of prey.

The presenter:
From the beasts of prey.

The Shaykh:
Except the hyena, and every bird with a claw. Yes.

The presenter:
greatly.

The Shaykh:
The lion, the cheetah, the wolf, the dog, the cat, and the fox; these are all forbidden because they do not have a hoof. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you. And so on.

The Shaykh:
Those with claws. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.