FatwaFederal TerritoriesFood & Halal
AL-KAFI #1711 : HUKUM MEMAKAN DAGING KUDA
Is it permissible to eat horse meat?
Short answer
Horse meat is halal and not even disliked (makruh) to eat. This is the position of the Shafi'i school and the majority of scholars, based on Jabir's report about eating horses at Khaybar and Asma' bint Abu Bakr's report about slaughtering a horse in the Prophet's time.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Food & Halal
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Horse meat is halal and not even disliked (makruh) to eat. This is the position of the Shafi'i school and the majority of scholars, based on Jabir's report about eating horses at Khaybar and Asma' bint Abu Bakr's report about slaughtering a horse in the Prophet's time. The view that it is makruh relies on Surah al-Nahl verse 8 and the hadith of Khalid bin al-Walid, but the verse does not exclude other benefits and the hadith is considered weak or abrogated.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami menyimpulkan bahawa daging kuda adalah halal dan tidak makruh memakannya. Inilah pendapat majoriti ulama sebagaimana yang telah dinukilkan oleh Imam al-Nawawi.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1711 : HUKUM MEMAKAN DAGING KUDA”, 24 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4469-al-kafi-1711-hukum-memakan-daging-kuda. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-eating-horse-meat/