The correct opinion among the scholars: The permissibility of eating horse meat

Question:
The first letter in this episode is from 'Afiif, sent by listener M.M.M. He asks and says: Is eating horse meat lawful or forbidden? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the correct opinion among the scholars is the permissibility of eating horse meat. This is based on the hadith of Asma' bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with her and her father), who said: "We slaughtered a horse in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we ate it." In another hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) This indicates the permissibility of horse meat and that it is among the good things. And praise be to Allah.