Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2223

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي طَاوُسٌ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ بَلَغَ عُمَرَ أَنَّ فُلاَنًا بَاعَ خَمْرًا فَقَالَ قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ فُلاَنًا، أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ، حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّحُومُ فَجَمَلُوهَا فَبَاعُوهَا ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Al-Humaydi narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us: Amr ibn Dinar narrated to us; he said: Tawus informed me that he heard Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, say: Umar was informed that a certain man had sold wine. He said, “May Allah condemn that man! Did he not know that the Messenger of Allah said: May Allah condemn the Jews! Animal fats were forbidden to them, but they melted them down and sold them?”

Translation notes
  • The Arabic uses khamr, wine or an intoxicating drink, and refers to fats forbidden to the Jews in the cited report. The repeated formula qatal Allah is rendered as a condemnation.