Re: Did Prophet Muhammad eat pork [Ibnu Taimiyah: Minhaajus-sunna 5:91] ?!

 Question:

Is this is a hadith? Is it authentic?

MESSANGER of ALLAH ate PORK
Ibnu Taimiyah: Minhaajus-sunna 5:91; and Hayaatul-quluub by Majlisiy page 359.

"It was narrated by Aisha, and was received from Abu Swaileh from Ibn Abbas and Jabir bin Abdullah: They said that the Messenger of God and his companions were tired of the long journey. They arrived at the home of Fatma, a friend of her friend. Allah's Apostle asked, "Do you have any meal?" Fatma answered yes. Allah's Apostle once again asked if she had any prey. Fatma answered, I have wild pork. So the Messenger of God and his companions "ate pork" in the wild until they were satisfied."

Answer:

Praise be to Allah,

The claim that the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad ﷺ ) ate pork is not supported by authentic Islamic teachings or credible hadith. In Islam, the consumption of pork is explicitly prohibited, as stated in multiple verses of the Quran, such as:

• Surah Al-Baqarah (2:173): "He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah..."
• Surah Al-Ma'idah (5:3): "Forbidden to you (for food) are dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah..."

The reference you provided from Ibn Taimiyah's works is fabricated and does not appear anywhere in the book [Page 91 from vol. 5 can be found here ] and the context of such claim lacks authenticity. Generally, Islamic scholarship emphasizes that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ did not consume pork and that any claims suggesting otherwise should be critically examined being against established Islamic texts.

Allah knows best.