THE TYPES OF MEAT WHICH ARE HALAL
The Meat of Chicken
عَنْ أَبِى مُوسَى – يَعْنِى الأَشْعَرِىَّ – رضى الله عنه – قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِىَّ – صلى الله عليه وسلم – يَأْكُلُ دَجَاجًا
Narrated by Abu Musa al Ashari (ra): I saw the Prophet (saw) eating chicken [Sahih Bukhari] #5517
The Meat of Rabbit
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ – رضى الله عنه – قَالَ أَنْفَجْنَا أَرْنَبًا بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ ، فَسَعَوْا عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى لَغِبُوا ، فَسَعَيْتُ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى أَخَذْتُهَا ، فَجِئْتُ بِهَا إِلَى أَبِى طَلْحَةَ ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ – صلى الله عليه وسلم – بِوَرِكِهَا وَفَخِذَيْهَا فَقَبِلَهُ
Narrated by Anas bin Malik (ra): We provoked a rabbit at Mar Zhahran, it started jumping. My companions chased it till they got tired. But I alone ran after it and caught it and brought it to Abu Talha. He sent both its legs to the Prophet (saw) who accepted them. [Sahih Bukhari] #5489
The Meat of Horse
عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ قَالَتْ ذَبَحْنَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ – صلى الله عليه وسلم – فَرَسًا وَنَحْنُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَأَكَلْنَاهُ
Narrated by Asma bint Abu Bakr(ra):We slaughtered a horse (by dhabh) during the lifetime of the Prophet (saw) while we were at Madinah, and we ate it [Sahih Bukhari] #5511
The Meat of Fish
Allah (swt) says,
وَهُوَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ الْبَحْرَ لِتَأْكُلُواْ مِنْهُ لَحْمًا طَرِيًّا
Wahuwa allathee sakhkhara albahra lita/kuloo minhu lahman tariyya
And He it is Who has subjected the sea (to you), that you eat thereof fresh tender meat (i.e. fish) [Surah An Nahl 16:14]
It should be noted that the above lists of haram and halal meat types are not an extensive list, but a brief introduction to the categories.
