Is the meat of horses lawful?

The questioner : The meat of horses is lawful.

The Shaykh : Yes, in Sahih al-Bukhari, from Asma bint Abi Bakr, she said: , and the common people among us say: its rear is lawful, and its front is not lawful, meaning what is behind the horse is lawful, and the front is forbidden.
The chest, the throat, the neck, and the head are forbidden, and the rest is lawful. The reason is that the front of the horse is used to face the enemies in jihad in the path of Allah. Yes, and this ruling is, of course, incorrect, and the reason is incorrect.

The questioner : The claim that it is similar to the donkey...

The Shaykh : This is not correct. But those who forbade it did not do so because of the similarity. They said that because Allah said: So they linked these three with one ruling. The indication of linkage is strong unless there is a contradiction to it. If a contradiction is found, it is dropped. Here, a contradiction has been found, which is that it is established in Sahih al-Bukhari that they slaughtered a horse and ate it.
As for the verse: This mentions it along with donkeys and mules because the most common use of horses by people is for riding, not for eating. Yes.