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3 November 2026 23 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
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Hadith 3960
وَعَن عبدِ الرَّحمنِ بنِ شِبْلٍ: أَنَّ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ لَحْمِ الضَّبِّ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ
‘Abd ar-Rahman b. Shibl said the Prophet forbade eating the flesh of lizards.

Abu Dawud transmitted it.
Mishkat al-Masabih 3960

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Hadith 3959
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ أَكْلِ الْجَلَّالَةِ وَأَلْبَانِهَا. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ: قَالَ: نُهِيَ عَنْ ركوبِ الْجَلالَة
Ibn ‘Umar told that God's messenger prohibited eating the animal which feeds on filth or drinking its milk.

Trimidhi transmitted it. In Abu Dawud’s version he said that he forbade riding the animal which feeds on filth.
Mishkat al-Masabih 3959 Open
Hadith 3961
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ الْهِرَّةِ وَأَكْلِ ثَمَنِهَا. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ
Jabir said the Prophet forbade eating cats or what is paid for them. 1
1. This might be either what was paid in kind, or what was bought with money paid for them.

Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
Mishkat al-Masabih 3961 Open
Hadith 3958
وَعَنْ سَفِينَةَ قَالَ: أَكَلْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَحْمَ حُبَارَى. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Safina told that he and God's messenger ate the flesh of a bustard.

Abu Dawud transmitted it.