14/50. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1281 — Prohibited Dog Price
Permission Regarding The Price Of A Hunting Dog
Hadith About the Price of a Dog in Trade
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1281
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1281
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَزِّمِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَهَى عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ، إِلاَّ كَلْبَ الصَّيْدِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لاَ يَصِحُّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَأَبُو الْمُهَزِّمِ اسْمُهُ يَزِيدُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ وَتَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ شُعْبَةُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ وَضَعَّفَهُ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوُ هَذَا وَلاَ يَصِحُّ إِسْنَادُهُ أَيْضًا .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Price Of A Dog Was Prohibited, Except For The Hunting Dog. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Not Correct From This Route. Abu Al-Muhazzim'S Name Is Yazid Bin Sufyan, And Shu'Bah Bin Al-Hajjaj Criticized Him And Graded Him Weak. Similar To This Has Been Reported From Jabir, From The Prophet (ﷺ), But Its Chain Is Also Not Correct.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1281In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 83English translation : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 1281
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1281
This Hadith discusses the price of a dog in Islamic trade. Abu Hurairah reports that the price of a dog was prohibited, except for a hunting dog. The text then adds an important note from Abu Eisa: this route is not correct. He names Abu Al-Muhazzim as Yazid bin Sufyan and says that Shu'bah criticized him and graded him weak. The report also says a similar narration came through Jabir, but that chain is not correct either. So the main lesson here is not only about unlawful earnings, but also about checking Hadith authenticity before building strong claims from a report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Trade rules should not be discussed without care for the wording of the report.
- The text mentions an exception for a hunting dog, but also records weakness in this route.
- Hadith grading matters when a narration is used for legal or ethical guidance.
