Mishkat al-Masabih #2591
The Rites of Pilgrimage
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الضَّبُعِ؟ قَالَ: «هُوَ صَيْدٌ وَيُجْعَلُ فِيهِ كَبْشًا إِذَا أَصَابَهُ الْمُحْرِمُ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه والدارمي
Jabir said he asked God’s messenger about the hyena and he replied, “It is game, and if one who is in the sacred state gets (Mirqat, iii, 262 says this may be either by buying it or hunting) it he should give a sheep as atonement.”
Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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This hadith is #2591 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of The Rites of Pilgrimage.