41/8. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4256 — Forbidden Sales and Unlawful Profit
The Prohibition Of Using The Fat Of Dead Animals) Al-Maitah)
Forbidden Sales: Alcohol, Dead Meat, Pigs, and Idols
Sunan an-Nasai : 4256
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4256
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ الْفَتْحِ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ يَقُولُ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَرَسُولَهُ حَرَّمَ بَيْعَ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ وَالْخِنْزِيرِ وَالأَصْنَامِ " . فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ شُحُومَ الْمَيْتَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُطْلَى بِهَا السُّفُنُ وَيُدَّهَنُ بِهَا الْجُلُودُ وَيَسْتَصْبِحُ بِهَا النَّاسُ . فَقَالَ " لاَ هُوَ حَرَامٌ " . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ " قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّحُومَ جَمَّلُوهُ ثُمَّ بَاعُوهُ فَأَكَلُوا ثَمَنَهُ " .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that, during the year of the Conquest, while he was in Makkah, he heard the Messenger of Allah say: "Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of alcohol, dead meat, pigs and idols."It was said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think of their fat of dead animals, for it is used to caulk ships, it is daubed on animal skins, and people use it to light their lamps?" He said: "No, it is unlawful." Then the Messenger of Allah said: "May Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, curse the Jews, for Allah forbade them the fat (of dead animals) but they rendered it, sold it, and consumed its price."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4256In-book reference : Book 41, Hadith 35English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 4261
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4256
Jabir bin Abdullah reports that during the year of the Conquest, while the Messenger of Allah was in Makkah, he declared the sale of alcohol, dead meat, pigs, and idols forbidden. People then asked about the fat of dead animals because it had practical uses: caulking ships, treating animal skins, and lighting lamps. He answered that it was unlawful. He then mentioned people who had been forbidden animal fat but rendered it, sold it, and consumed its price. The core topic is forbidden sales and unlawful profit. The hadith shows that a useful purpose does not change the answer given here about selling or benefiting from that forbidden fat in the way described.
What we learn from this hadith
- The sale of alcohol, dead meat, pigs, and idols is forbidden in the report.
- Several practical uses of dead-animal fat were mentioned in the question.
- The Prophet rejected selling the rendered fat and consuming its price.
