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[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "The fox is a prey and its reward is an old sheep, and it is eaten."  

البيهقي:١٩٣٨٦أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُقْرِئُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَاضِي ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ثنا حَسَّانُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ الصَّائِغُ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ ؓ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الضَّبُعُ صَيْدٌ وَجَزَاؤُهَا كَبْشٌ مُسِنٌّ وَتُؤْكَلُ