I asked Jabir, "Is the hyena considered game?"He replied, "Yes."I asked, "May I eat it?"He replied, "Yes."I asked him, "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say this?"He replied, "Yes."
حدثنا أحمد بن منيع حدثنا إسمعيل بن إبراهيم أخبرنا ابن جريج عن عبد الله بن عبيد بن عمير
قلت لجابر الضبع صيد هي قال نعم قال قلت آكلها قال نعم قال قلت له أقاله رسول الله ﷺ قال نعم
[Sahih] Nasai also narrated it in the Book of the Rites of Hajj, Chapter on What the Muharram May Kill, 5/191, no. 2839, from the hadith of Ibn Jurayj through this route. Abu Dawud narrated it, no. 3801, and Ibn Majah, no. 3236, from the hadith of Abdullah bin Ubayd bin Umayr. Ibn Khuzayma graded it sahih, no. 2645, 2646, as did Ibn Hibban, no. 979, 1068, and Ibn Jarud, no. 438, 439, and Hakim, 12/252, and others. 1/252