Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1791

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Ahmad ibn Mani‘ narrated to us: Isma‘il ibn Ibrahim narrated to us: Ibn Jurayj informed us, from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Ubayd ibn ‘Umayr, from Ibn Abi ‘Ammar, who said: I asked Jabir, ‘Is the hyena considered game?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ I asked, ‘May I eat it?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ I asked him, ‘Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say so?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This hadith is hasan sahih (good and authentic). Some scholars held this view and saw no harm in eating hyena; this is the view of Ahmad and Ishaq. A report from the Prophet disapproving of eating hyena has also been transmitted, but its chain is not strong. Some scholars disliked eating hyena; this is the view of Ibn al-Mubarak. Yahya al-Qattan said: Jarir ibn Hazim reported this hadith from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Ubayd ibn ‘Umayr, from Ibn Abi ‘Ammar, from Jabir, from ‘Umar, as a statement of ‘Umar. The report of Ibn Jurayj is more sound. Ibn Abi ‘Ammar is ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Abi ‘Ammar al-Makki.