Riding on leopard skins

It is narrated from Amir al-Hajri; he said: I heard Sayyiduna Abu Rayhanah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to forbid riding on leopard (skins).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade riding on leopard (skins) and khazz cloth.

Ibn Sirin said: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) could not be suspected regarding the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: There is no harm in leopard (skins) once they have been tanned.

It is narrated from Hisham that his father used to keep leopard skins, or the skins of predatory animals, on his saddles.

It is narrated from Ibn Awn; he said: Leopard skins were mentioned in the presence of Muhammad (Ibn Sirin), and he said: It is only praying on them that is disliked.

And Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) saw no harm in riding on them.

And he said: To my knowledge, no one has abandoned these skins out of regarding them as a sin.

It is narrated from Ali bin al-Hakam; he said: I asked al-Hakam about leopard skins, and he said: The skins of predatory animals are disliked.

It is narrated from al-Hakam that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to the people of Syria and forbade them from riding on the skins of predatory animals.

It is narrated from Ibn Sirin that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) asked to borrow a mount. When it was brought to him, there was a leopard-skin saddle-cover on it. He removed it and then mounted it.