22/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1581a — Forbidden Sales in Islam
The prohibition of selling wine, dead meat, pork and idols
Hadith About Forbidden Sales: Wine, Carcass, Swine, and Idols
Sahih Muslim : 1581a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1581a
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي، رَبَاحٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ حَرَّمَ بَيْعَ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ وَالْخِنْزِيرِ وَالأَصْنَامِ " . فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ شُحُومَ الْمَيْتَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُطْلَى بِهَا السُّفُنُ وَيُدْهَنُ بِهَا الْجُلُودُ وَيَسْتَصْبِحُ بِهَا النَّاسُ فَقَالَ " لاَ هُوَ حَرَامٌ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ " قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهَا أَجْمَلُوهُ ثُمَّ بَاعُوهُ فَأَكَلُوا ثَمَنَهُ ".
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying in the Year of Victory while he was in Mecca: Verily Allah and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of wine, carcass, swine and idols, It was said: Allah's Messenger, you see that the fat of the carcass is used for coating the boats and varnishing the hides and people use it for lighting purposes, whereupon he said: No, it is forbidden, Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: May Allah the Exalted and Majestic destroy the Jews; when Allah forbade the use of fat of the carcass for them, they melted it, and then sold it and made use of its price (received from it).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1581aIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 87USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3840
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1581a
This Hadith about forbidden sales gives a clear rule about certain items that may not be sold. Jabir reported that in the Year of Victory, while in Mecca, Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that Allah and His Messenger had forbidden the sale of wine, carcass, swine, and idols. When people asked about using the fat of a carcass for boats, hides, and lamps, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) still said that it was forbidden. The narration then warns against trying to benefit from something after Allah has forbidden it, by changing its form, selling it, and using its price. The message is direct: a Muslim should not look for clever ways to profit from what has been forbidden.
What we learn from this hadith
- The sale of wine, carcass, swine, and idols is forbidden in this Hadith.
- A useful worldly benefit does not make a forbidden sale allowed in this text.
- Changing the form of a forbidden thing does not make its price acceptable here.
- Halal income should not come from items clearly named as forbidden.
