English translation
3232. It was narrated from Abu Tha'labah Al-Khushani that the Prophet ﷺ forbade eating any predatory animal that has fangs. (Sahih) Az-Zuhri said: "I did not hear about that until I entered Shâm."
Hadith 3232
Eating Any Predatory Animal That Has Fangs
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 4
28. Chapters On HuntingSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 3232 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1077
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- صحيح وضعيف سنن ابن ماجة (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3232 · Volume 7 · Page 232
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٢٤٨٥)
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Arabic text
3232 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ، كُلِّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ» قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ بِهَذَا، حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ الشَّامَ
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Canine teeth or fangs are the sharp pointed teeth located after the front four teeth, and before the molar teeth in human dentures. They are four; two are on the left side, up and down and two are on the right side, up and down. Grazing animals do not have such teeth, whereas they are very long and clearly seen in predators like the cat, dog and the like. Having canine teeth or fangs is a sign that the animal belongs to the predator family even if it does not hunt practically or does it rarely.