Ibn ‘Umar reported that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the eating of the (flesh) of domestic asses on the Day of Khaibar in spite of the fact that people needed that.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 561d |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 38 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 21, Hadith 4767 |
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وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَمَعْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ أَكْلِ الْحِمَارِ الأَهْلِيِّ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ وَكَانَ النَّاسُ احْتَاجُوا إِلَيْهَا .

“Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.” Surah Ar-Ra‘d (13:28)
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