Eating rabbit

29-7-2002 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is eating of rabbit prohibited?

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Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

Basically all animals are Halal except those that are made unlawful in Shari'a.
Allah Says (interpretation of meaning): {Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I find not in that which has been inspired to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be Maytatah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or the like), or the flesh of swine (pork, etc.) for that surely is impure, …} [6: 145].
The Hadith establishes a rule concerning the birds and animals that are Haram, the Hadith reads: "Eating of all fanged beasts of prey, and all the birds having talons is forbidden" . [Reported by Imam Muslim ]. Therefore, eating a rabbit is permissible, and it is proved in Sahihain that "The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) and his companions ate its meat" .
Rabbit is Halal and no one from Muslim scholars opposed this ruling.
Allah knows best.