أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ صَبَّحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْبَرَ فَخَرَجُوا إِلَيْنَا وَمَعَهُمْ الْمَسَاحِي فَلَمَّا رَأَوْنَا قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ وَرَجَعُوا إِلَی الْحِصْنِ يَسْعَوْنَ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَکْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَکْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَائَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ فَأَصَبْنَا فِيهَا حُمُرًا فَطَبَخْنَاهَا فَنَادَی مُنَادِي النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَرَسُولَهُ يَنْهَاکُمْ عَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ فَإِنَّهَا رِجْسٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4355
It was narrated that Anas said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم reached Khaibar in the morning, and they came out to us carrying their shovels. When they saw us they said: ‘Muhammad and the army!’ And they rushed back into the fortress. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم raised his hands, then he said: ‘Allahu Akbar, Aah Akbar, Khaibar is destroyed. Verily, when we descend in field of a people (i.e. near to them), evil will be the morning for those who had been warned!’ We acquired some donkeys there and we cooked them. Then the caller of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم called out: ‘Allah and His Messenger forbid you to eat the flesh of donkeys, for it is an abomination.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020