It was narrated that Ibn Abi 'Ammar said: "I asked Jabir bin 'Abdullah about hyenas and he told me to eat them. I said: “Are they game (that can be hunted)? He said: “Yes,' I said: “Did you hear that from the Messenger of Allah?' He said: “Yes””””"
SahihSahihHasanBook 42 · Hadith 61