حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ وَاضِحٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْمُخَارِقِ، عَنْ حِبَّانَ بْنِ جَزْءٍ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ، خُزَيْمَةَ بْنِ جَزْءٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِئْتُكَ لأَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ أَحْنَاشِ الأَرْضِ مَا تَقُولُ فِي الضَّبِّ قَالَ " لاَ آكُلُهُ وَلاَ أُحَرِّمُهُ " . قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي آكُلُ مِمَّا لَمْ تُحَرِّمْ وَلِمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " فُقِدَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِنَ الأُمَمِ وَرَأَيْتُ خَلْقًا رَابَنِي " . قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا تَقُولُ فِي الأَرْنَبِ قَالَ لاَ آكُلُهُ وَلاَ أُحَرِّمُهُ " . قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي آكُلُ مِمَّا لَمْ تُحَرِّمْ وَلِمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " نُبِّئْتُ أَنَّهَا تَدْمَى " .
It wasnarrated that Khuzaimah bin Jaz’ said: “I said: ‘O MessengerofAllah, I have come to you to ask you about the vermin of the earth.What do you say about mastigures?’ He said: ‘I do not eat themand Ido not forbid them.’ I said: ‘I will eat of that which youhave notforbidden. But why (do you not eat them), O Messenger ofAllah?’ Hesaid: ‘One of the nations was turned into beasts and Ilooked at thiscreature and was uncertain.’ I said: ‘O Messengerof Allah, what doyou say about rabbits?’ He said: ‘I do not eatthem and I do notforbid them.’ I said: ‘I will eat of that whichyou have notforbidden. But why (do you not eat them), O Messenger ofAllah?’ Hesaid: ‘I have been told that it menstruates.’” Translation Not Available
Book Ref: Sunan Ibn Majah Book 28 Hadith 3245
Web Ref: Sunan Ibn Majah Vol 4 Book 28 Hadith 3245