24/6. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1726 — Halal and Haram
What Has Been Related About Wearing Furs
Hadith About Halal, Haram, and What Is Pardoned
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1726
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1726
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْفَزَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيْفُ بْنُ هَارُونَ الْبُرْجُمِيُّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ، قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ السَّمْنِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْفِرَاءِ . فَقَالَ " الْحَلاَلُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَالْحَرَامُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَمَا سَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ مِمَّا عَفَا عَنْهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مَرْفُوعًا إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَرَوَى سُفْيَانُ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ قَوْلَهُ وَكَأَنَّ الْحَدِيثَ الْمَوْقُوفَ أَصَحُّ . وَسَأَلْتُ الْبُخَارِيَّ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ مَا أُرَاهُ مَحْفُوظًا رَوَى سُفْيَانُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ مَوْقُوفًا . قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَسَيْفُ بْنُ هَارُونَ مُقَارِبُ الْحَدِيثِ وَسَيْفُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ ذَاهِبُ الْحَدِيثِ .
Salman Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Was Asked About Fat, Cheese, And Furs, So He Said: 'The Lawful Is What Allah Made Lawful In His Book, The Unlawful Is What Allah Made Unlawful In His Book, And What He Was Silent About; Then It Is Among That For Which He Has Pardoned.'"[Abu 'Eisa Said:] There Is Something On This Topic From Al-Mughirah, And This Hadith Is Gharib, We Do Not Know Of It Being Marfu' Except From This Route. Sufyan And Others Reported It From Sulaiman At-Taimi, From Abu 'Uthman, From Salman As His Own Saying. It Is As If The Mawquf Narration Is More Correct. I Asked Al-Bukhari About This Hadith And He Said: 'I Do Not Think It Is Preserved. Sufyan Reported It From Sulaiman At-Taimi From Abu 'Uthman, From Salman In Mawquf Form.' Al-Bukhari Said: "Saif Bin Harun Is Muqarib (Average) In Hadith, And As For Saif Bin Muhammad From 'Asim, His Narrations Are Left."
[1] The red dye derived from safflowers.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1726In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 7English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 1726
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1726
This hadith about halal and haram answers a question about fat, cheese, and furs. The reported answer says that the lawful is what Allah made lawful in His Book, the unlawful is what Allah made unlawful in His Book, and what He was silent about is among what He pardoned. The text also includes a hadith grading discussion. Abu Eisa calls it gharib and says the mawquf narration from Salman appears more correct, and he reports Al-Bukhari’s concern that it was not preserved as marfu'. So the content is useful, but the hadith note must be kept with it. The teaching is to respect Allah’s limits and avoid making claims carelessly.
What we learn from this hadith
- The answer ties halal and haram to what Allah made clear in His Book.
- The items asked about were fat, cheese, and furs.
- The narration mentions that silence about a matter may be from pardon.
- The grading notes in the text show caution about how the report is transmitted.
