Amr bin Dinar says that I asked Abu Al-Sha’tha,“Some people think that the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade the meat of donkeys?”He said,“Amr! The ocean of knowledge (i.e., Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him) denies this, and he recited this verse: O Prophet (peace be upon you), say: ‘In what has been revealed to me, I do not find anything forbidden to one who wishes to eat it, except...’ However, Hakam bin Amr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say this.”