سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب اللباسClothing (Kitab Al-Libas)
باب فِي أُهُبِ الْمَيْتَةِChapter: Skin Of Dead Animals.
Hadith 4126
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ حُذَافَةَ حَدَّثَهُ ،عَنْ أُمِّهِ الْعَالِيَةِ بِنْتِ سُبَيْعٍ ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ : كَانَ لِي غَنَمٌ بِأُحُدٍ فَوَقَعَ فِيهَا الْمَوْتُ ، فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهَا ، فَقَالَتْ لِي مَيْمُونَةُ : لَوَ أَخَذْتِ جُلُودَهَا فَانْتَفَعْتِ بِهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : أَوَ يَحِلُّ ذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَتْ : نَعَمْ ، مَرَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ يَجُرُّونَ شَاةً لَهُمْ مِثْلَ الْحِمَارِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَوْ أَخَذْتُمْ إِهَابَهَا ، قَالُوا : إِنَّهَا مَيْتَةٌ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يُطَهِّرُهَا الْمَاءُ وَالْقَرَظُ " .
Al-Aliyah, daughter of Subay', said: I had some sheep at Uhud, and they began to die. I then entered upon Maymunah, wife of the Prophet ﷺ, and mentioned it to her. Maymunah said to me: If you took their skins and made use of them, (that would be better for you). She asked: Is that lawful? She replied, Yes. Some people of the Quraysh passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dragging a sheep of theirs as big as an ass. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to them: Would that you took its skin. They said: It died a natural death. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Water and leaves of the mimosa flava purify it.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
From the hadiths regarding the prohibition of the skins of predatory animals in the chapter following this one, it is established that only the skins of lawful (halal) animals become pure by tanning, not the skins of unlawful (haram) animals and predators.
From the hadiths regarding the prohibition of the skins of predatory animals in the chapter following this one, it is established that only the skins of lawful (halal) animals become pure by tanning, not the skins of unlawful (haram) animals and predators.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4126
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
This hadith indicates that, for tanning the raw hide of a dead animal, water and the bark of the acacia tree (kikar) are necessary, or any such chemical possessing similar properties that removes the odor and moisture from the hide—its use is also permissible. The objective is tanning (dibaghah).
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4253
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Lexical Explanation:
«اَلْقَرَظُ» is with a fatha on both the "qaf" and the "ra". It refers to the leaves and bark of the acacia tree. At that time, it was well-known and common among the Arabs to use it for tanning leather.
Benefit:
This hadith and the two preceding ones indicate that the hides of dead animals become pure through tanning. It is permissible to make vessels from them and to perform ablution (wudu) and similar acts using those vessels.
«اَلْقَرَظُ» is with a fatha on both the "qaf" and the "ra". It refers to the leaves and bark of the acacia tree. At that time, it was well-known and common among the Arabs to use it for tanning leather.
Benefit:
This hadith and the two preceding ones indicate that the hides of dead animals become pure through tanning. It is permissible to make vessels from them and to perform ablution (wudu) and similar acts using those vessels.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 18
