Sunan an-Nasai 4249 — Avoiding Dead Animal Hides

Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4249

This narration from Abdullah bin Ukaim reports that a letter from the Messenger of Allah was read to them when he was a young boy. The instruction in the letter was not to make use of the skins and sinews of dead animals. The core topic is the prohibition stated in that written message. This report should be explained on its own terms, without silently merging it with the separate narrations about tanning. The wording mentions two things: skins and sinews. It also records how the instruction reached the people, through a letter that was read aloud. A balanced summary keeps the statement exactly as reported and does not add exceptions that are not written in this narration.