44/92. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4668 — Dogs, Cats, and Sale Prices
Exceptions from that
Hadith on the Price of Dogs and Cats: Reading a Weak Report Carefully
Sunan an-Nasai : 4668
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4668
أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ وَالسِّنَّوْرِ إِلاَّ كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا مُنْكَرٌ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah forbade the price of dogs and cats, except hunting dogs. (Da'if) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa'i) said: This is Munkar.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4668In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 220English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4672
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4668
This narration says that Jabir bin Abdullah reported the Messenger of Allah forbade the price of dogs and cats, except hunting dogs. The provided text also adds an important note: it is graded Da'if, and Abu Abdur-Rahman An-Nasa'i said, This is Munkar. Because that note is part of the input, the explanation must be careful. People may search for hadith about selling cats, price of dogs and cats, or hunting dog exception hadith, but this report should not be treated like a strong text in this output. Its topic is animal sale prices, yet the grading note tells the reader to handle it with caution. The clearest supported point from the provided wording is that the report exists with a weakness label attached to it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report mentions the price of dogs and cats, with an exception for hunting dogs.
- The provided text grades the narration as Da'if.
- An-Nasa'i called this report Munkar in the provided note.
- A reader should be careful when drawing lessons from a report marked weak.
