The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade eating any predatory animal that hunts with its fangs and any bird that cuts and holds with its claws.

• Islam is keen on good things in everything, including food, drink, etc.
• The basic principle regarding foods is that they are permissible, except for what is proven to be forbidden.

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• O Messenger of Allah, is it forbidden? He said: No. Yet it is not found in the land of my people, and I feel that I have no liking for it. Khālid said: I then chewed and ate it, while the Messenger was looking
• We slaughtered a horse and ate it at the time of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
• The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade eating the flesh of domestic donkeys and permitted that of horses.
• We participated with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in seven battles wherein we ate locusts.