Is the meat of a horse halal?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The meat of a horse is makrooh tanzeehi. In other words, although it is permissible to eat horse meat, it is better not to.
(Raddul Muhtaar: 6/305, Saeed)
And Allah knows best.
Mufti Faizal Riza
30/10/2011