Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2015
What is Haram does not make what is Halal a Haram
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَرْوِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " لاَ يُحَرِّمُ الْحَرَامُ الْحَلاَلَ "
Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that
the Prophet, said: "What is Haram does not make what is Halal into what is Haram.”