24/7. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1728 — Leather Purity
What Has Been Related About The Skins Of Dead Animals When They Are Tanned
Hadith About Tanned Skin Becoming Pure
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1728
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1728
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، وَعَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ وَعْلَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَيُّمَا إِهَابٍ دُبِغَ فَقَدْ طَهُرَ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ قَالُوا فِي جُلُودِ الْمَيْتَةِ إِذَا دُبِغَتْ فَقَدْ طَهُرَتْ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ أَيُّمَا إِهَابِ مَيْتَةٍ دُبِغَ فَقَدْ طَهُرَ إِلاَّ الْكَلْبَ وَالْخِنْزِيرَ . وَاحْتَجَّ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا جُلُودَ السِّبَاعِ وَإِنْ دُبِغَ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَشَدَّدُوا فِي لُبْسِهَا وَالصَّلاَةِ فِيهَا . قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّمَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَيُّمَا إِهَابٍ دُبِغَ فَقَدْ طَهُرَ " . جِلْدُ مَا يُؤْكَلُ لَحْمُهُ هَكَذَا فَسَّرَهُ النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ . وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ قَالَ النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ إِنَّمَا يُقَالُ الإِهَابُ لِجِلْدِ مَا يُؤْكَلُ لَحْمُهُ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Any Skin Tanned, Then It Has Been Made Pure." This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih. This Is Acted Upon According To Most Of The People Of Knowledge, They Say That When The Skin Of A Dead Animal Has Been Tanned Then It Has Been Made Pure.[Abu 'Eisa Said:] Ash-Shafi'I Said: "Any Dead Animals Skin That Is Tanned, Then It Has Been Made Pure, Except For The Dog And The Pig." Some Of The People Of Knowledge Among The Companions Of The Prophet (ﷺ) Disliked Skins Of Predators Even When Tanned, And This Is The View Of 'Abdullah Bin Al-Mubarak, Ahmad And Ishaq, And They Were Firm About Not Wearing Them And Performing Salat In Them.Ishaq Bin Ibrahim Said: "The Saying Of The Prophet (ﷺ):'Any Skin That Is Tanned, Then It Has Been Made Pure' Only Refers To The Skins Of Animals Whose Meat Is Eaten." This Is How It Was Explained By An-Nasr Bin Shumail.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1728In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 9English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 1728
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1728
This hadith about tanned leather states: any skin that is tanned has been made pure. Ibn Abbas reports this from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, and Abu Eisa calls it hasan sahih. The report then gives scholarly discussion from the people of knowledge. It says most held that the skin of a dead animal becomes pure when tanned. It also records that Ash-Shafi'i excluded the dog and pig, while some scholars disliked predator skins even when tanned. The safest explanation is to show the main wording and mention the attached scholarly notes as part of the text. For searches like animal skin purity hadith, this narration is a key report on tanning and purification.
What we learn from this hadith
- The main wording says that tanned skin has been made pure.
- Most people of knowledge mentioned in the report acted on this meaning.
- The report also records limits and differences mentioned by scholars.
- The hadith should be read with the scholarly notes attached to it.
