Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 – Hadith 127-136

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 127-136

 

Chapter 27: Hides of dead animals are purified by tanning.

 

The freed slave-girl of Maimuna was given a goat in charity but it died. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) happened to pass by that (carcass). Upon this be said:

 

Why did you not take off its skin? You could put it to use, after tanning it. They (the Companions) said: It was dead. Upon, this he (the Messenger of Allah) said: Only its eating is prohibited. Abu bakr and Ibn Umar in their narrations said: It is narrated from Maimuna (may Allah be pleased with her). (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 127)

 

Ibn 'Abbas said:

 

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a dead goat, which had been given in charity to the freed slave-girl of Maimuna. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Why don't you make use of its skin? They (the Companions around the Holy Prophet) said: It is dead. Upon this he said: It is the eating (of the dead animal) which is prohibited. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 128)

 

This hadith is narrated by Ibn Shihab with the same chain of transmitters as transmitted by Yunus. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 129)

 

Ibn Abbas reported:

 

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) happened to pass by a goat thrown (away) which had been in fact given to the freed slave-girl of Maimuna as charity. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be upon Him) said: Why did they not get its skin? They had better tan it and make use of it. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 130)

 

Ibn'Abbas reported on the authority of Maimuna that someone amongst the wives of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a domestic animal and it died. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

 

Why did you not take off its skin and make use of that? (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 131)

 

Ibn 'Abbas reported:

 

The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) happened to pass by (the dead body) of the goat which belonged to the freed slave-girl of Maimuna and said: Why did you not make use of its skin? (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 132)

 

Abdullah b. Abbas said:

 

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: When the skin is tanned it becomes purified. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 133)

 

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas by another chain of transmitters. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 134)

 

Abu al-Khair reported:

 

I saw Ibn Wa'la al-Saba'i wear a fur. I touched it. He said: Why do you touch it? I asked Ibn 'Abbas saying: We are the inhabitants of the western regions, and there (live) with us Berbers and Magians. They bring with them rams and slaughter them, but we do not eat (the meat of the animals) slaughtered by them, and they come with skins full of fat. Upon this Ibn 'Abbas said: We asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about this and he said: Its tanning makes it pure. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 135)

 

Ibn Wa'la al-Saba'i reported:

 

I asked 'Abdullah b. 'Abbas saying: We are the inhabitants of the western regions. The Magians come to us with skins full of water and fat. He said: Drink. I said to him: Is it your own opinion? Ibn Abbas said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Tanning purifies it (the skin). (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 136)

 

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 123-126 - SOLTLANE