14/49. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1279 — Dog and Cat Price
What Has Been Related About The Price Of A Dog And A Cat
Dog and Cat Price Hadith: Careful Hadith Reading
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1279
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1279
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، قَالاَ أَنْبَأَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ وَالسِّنَّوْرِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ اضْطِرَابٌ وَلاَ يَصِحُّ فِي ثَمَنِ السِّنَّوْرِ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ . وَاضْطَرَبُوا عَلَى الأَعْمَشِ فِي رِوَايَةِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . وَقَدْ كَرِهَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ ثَمَنَ الْهِرِّ وَرَخَّصَ فِيهِ بَعْضُهُمْ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَرَوَى ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Jabir Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Prohibited The Price Of The Dog And The Cat.[Abu 'Eisa Said:] There Is Some Confusion (Idtirab) In The Chain For This Hadith. The Price Of A Cat Is Not Correct. This Hadith Has Been Reported From Al-A'Mash, From Some Of His Companions, From Jabir, And They Caused Some Confusion For Al-A'Mash In This Narration. There Are Those Among The People Of Knowledge Who Disliked The Price Of A Cat, And Some Of Them Permitted It. This Is The View Of Ahmad And Ishaq. It Has Been Reported From Ibn Al-Fudail, From Al-A'Mash, From Abu Hazim, From Abu Hurairah From The Prophet (ﷺ), Through Other Than This Route.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1279In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 81English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1279
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1279
This hadith about dog and cat price says that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibited the price of the dog and the cat. But the same report also includes Abu 'Eisa’s careful note: there is confusion in the chain, and the price of a cat is not correct. That note is part of the text and should not be ignored. It also says some people of knowledge disliked the price of a cat, while others permitted it, and that Ahmad and Ishaq held the permissive view. So the best explanation is balanced. The dog price is strongly connected with other reports in this batch, while the cat-price wording is treated with caution due to the stated chain issue.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report mentions both dog and cat price.
- Abu 'Eisa notes confusion in the chain regarding cat price.
- Some scholars disliked cat price, while others permitted it.
- Hadith explanation should include grading notes when the text gives them.
