22/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1582a — Warning Against Forbidden Profit
The prohibition of selling wine, dead meat, pork and idols
Hadith About Forbidden Profit: Selling Wine and Taking Its Price
Sahih Muslim : 1582a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1582a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ بَلَغَ عُمَرَ أَنَّ سَمُرَةَ، بَاعَ خَمْرًا فَقَالَ قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ سَمُرَةَ أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّحُومُ فَجَمَلُوهَا فَبَاعُوهَا " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
This news reached 'Umar that Samura had sold wine, whereupon he said: May Allah destroy Samura; does he not know that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:" Let there be the curse of Allah upon the Jews that fat was declared forbidden for them, but they melted it and then sold it"?
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1582aIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 89USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3842
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1582a
This Hadith about forbidden profit reports a serious response from Umar when he heard that Samura had sold wine. Ibn Abbas reported that Umar said, in effect, did he not know the saying of Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) about those who had forbidden fat but melted it and sold it? The lesson is not just about wine as an item. It is also about the price gained from a forbidden sale. The narration warns against treating a forbidden thing as a business opportunity. It also shows that the Companions understood the Prophet's words as guidance for real trade decisions. When something is forbidden to benefit from in that way, selling it and using the money is also treated as wrong in this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Selling wine is treated as a serious wrong in this report.
- Profit from a forbidden sale is not treated as clean income here.
- Umar used the Prophet's warning to correct a trade action.
- A person should not use indirect methods to benefit from what is forbidden.
