44/91. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4667 — The Price of a Dog
Selling Dogs
The Price of a Dog Hadith and Unlawful Earnings
Sunan an-Nasai : 4667
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4667
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي أَشْيَاءَ حَرَّمَهَا " وَثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said - among the things that be forbade - 'And the price of a dog.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4667In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 219English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4671
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4667
This narration from Ibn Abbas mentions one item among things the Messenger of Allah forbade: the price of a dog. The text does not list all the other things in this shortened wording, so the explanation should stay with what is provided. The main lesson is about income and the limits of trade. Many people search for price of a dog hadith or selling dogs in Islam, and this report is one of the direct narrations on that topic. It reminds a Muslim that some money may be refused because of the type of sale behind it. The Hadith does not discuss exceptions in this wording. It simply reports that the price of a dog was included among matters the Prophet forbade.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration states that the price of a dog was among forbidden matters.
- A Muslim should check the source of money before accepting it.
- The Hadith warns against treating every sale as acceptable.
- The explanation should remain within the wording given in this report.
