Musnad Ahmad
It was narrated that ‘Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade us to mate a donkey with are mare.
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ الثَّقَفِيِّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نُنْزِيَ حِمَارًا عَلَى فَرَسٍ.
Grade: Sahih because of corroborating evidence; this is a da'eef isnad because it is interrupted between Salim bin Abul-Ja'd and Ali bin Abu Talib] (Darussalam)
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