65/6.6. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4633 — Avoiding Tricks in Prohibition
Allah's Statement: "And unto those who are Jews, We forbade every (animal) with undivided hoof..." (V.6:146)
وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: {كُلَّ ذِي ظُفُرٍ} الْبَعِيرُ وَالنَّعَامَةُ. {الْحَوَايَا} الْمَبْعَرُ. وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ: {هَادُوا} صَارُوا يَهُودًا، وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ: {هُدْنَا} تُبْنَا. هَائِدٌ تَائِبٌ.
Hadith About Avoiding Tricks with Forbidden Things
Sahih Bukhari : 4633
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4633
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، قَالَ عَطَاءٌ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ، لَمَّا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهَا جَمَلُوهُ ثُمَّ بَاعُوهُ فَأَكَلُوهَا ". وَقَالَ أَبُو عَاصِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ عَطَاءٌ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "May Allah curse the Jews! When Allah forbade them to eat the fat of animals, they melted it and sold it, and utilized its price! "
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4633In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 155USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 157
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4633
This hadith about halal and haram trade warns against trying to benefit from what Allah has forbidden through a trick. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned that when Allah forbade the Jews to eat animal fat, they melted it, sold it, and used its price. The teaching is clear from the text: changing the form of something forbidden does not make the wrongdoing safe when the purpose is still to benefit from what was banned. The hadith helps readers searching for “hadith about selling haram things” understand that obedience is not only about avoiding the direct act. It also includes avoiding clever ways to get around the command.
What we learn from this hadith
- A forbidden matter should not be turned into profit through tricks.
- Changing the form of something does not erase the meaning of a ban.
- A believer should be honest with Allah’s commands.
- Trade should be kept away from what is clearly forbidden.
