English Translation

Musa ibn Isma'il narrated to us, 'Abd al-Wahid narrated to us, al-Shaybani narrated to us, who said: I heard Hadrat Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be well pleased with them both) say: We suffered severe hunger during the nights of Khaybar. On the day of Khaybar (when it was conquered), we fell upon the domestic donkeys and slaughtered them. When the cooking pots began to boil, the announcer of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) called out: 'Overturn the pots and do not eat any of the donkey meat!' Hadrat ' Abdullah (ibn Abi Awfa) said: We said that the Noble Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) only prohibited it because the one-fifth share had not been taken from them. He said: And others said: He declared them absolutely unlawful. I asked Sa'id ibn Jubayr (upon him be mercy) and he said: He declared them absolutely unlawful.