22/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1568b — Evil Earnings Warning
The prohibition of the price of a dog, the fee of a fortuneteller and the payment of a prostitute, and the prohibition of selling cats
Hadith on Evil Earnings: Dog Price, Prostitution, and Cupping Income
Sahih Muslim : 1568b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1568b
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ قَارِظٍ، عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنِي رَافِعُ بْنُ خَدِيجٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ خَبِيثٌ وَمَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ خَبِيثٌ وَكَسْبُ الْحَجَّامِ خَبِيثٌ " .
Rafi' bin Khadij Narrated from:
Rafi b. Khadij reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The price of a dog is evil, the earning of a prostitute is evil and the earning of a cupper is evil.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1568bIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 51USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3806
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1568b
This Hadith uses the word evil for three forms of income: the price of a dog, the earning of a prostitute, and the earning of a cupper. The lesson is about the quality of earning, not just the amount earned. A Muslim should care whether income is clean, acceptable, and free from blame. The Hadith is often searched with terms like “evil earnings hadith,” “price of a dog is evil,” and “cupper earning hadith.” The text does not explain every detail of cupping fees, so we should not add more than it says here. Its main teaching is that some income can be spiritually and morally harmful even if it appears as normal payment.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith describes the price of a dog as evil.
- The earning of a prostitute is described as evil.
- The earning of a cupper is also named in the warning.
- Muslims should think about the moral source of income.
