41/4. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4237 — Tan the Skin and Use It
The Skin Of Dead Animals (Those Not Slaughtered Or Killed Properly)
Tanning the Skin of a Dead Sheep for Useful Benefit
Sunan an-Nasai : 4237
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4237
أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْقَطَّانُ الرَّقِّيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، مُنْذُ حِينٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَخْبَرَتْنِي مَيْمُونَةُ، أَنَّ شَاةً، مَاتَتْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَلاَّ دَفَعْتُمْ إِهَابَهَا فَاسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِهِ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Maimunah told me that a sheep died, and the Prophet said: 'Why don't you tan its skin and make use of it'?
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4237In-book reference : Book 41, Hadith 16English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 4242
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4237
In this hadith, Maimunah informed Ibn Abbas that a sheep had died. The Prophet responded by asking why they did not tan its skin and make use of it. Unlike some shorter versions of this event, this narration directly mentions tanning. The focus is on recovering a useful material from an animal that could no longer be used for food. The report does not describe the tanning process, the products that could be made, or every kind of animal skin. It simply records the Prophet's instruction concerning this sheep's hide. The main lesson is practical: the death of the animal did not mean that its skin had to be wasted when it could be prepared and used.
What we learn from this hadith
- The sheep had died and could no longer be treated as normal meat.
- The Prophet specifically mentioned tanning its skin.
- After tanning, the skin could be used beneficially.
- The report encourages avoiding needless waste of a useful hide.
