Sunan an-Nasa'i

The Book of al-Fara' and al-'Atirah

كتاب الفرع والعتيرة

Chapter 4: The Skin Of Dead Animals (Those Not Slaughtered Or Killed Properly)

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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Any skin that is tanned has been purified."'

Chapter 5: With What The Skin Of A Dead Animal Is Tanned

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It was narrated that'Abdullah bin 'Ukaim said

"The Messenger of Allah wrote to us: 'Do not make use of the skins and sinew of dead animals."'

Chapter 7: Prohibition Of Making Use Of The Hides Of Predators

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It was narrated that Khalid said

"Al-Miqdam bi8n Ma di Karib came to visit Mu awiyah and said to him: I adjure you by Allah, do you know that the messenger of Allah forbade wearing the Hides of predators and riding on them? He said: 'yes."

Chapter 10: If A Mouse Falls Into The Cooking Fat

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Ibn ' Abbas said

" I heard Sa'eed bin Jubair say: 'The Messenger of Allah passed by a dead goat and said: "Why didn't the owners of this sheep makes use of its skin?"

Chapter 1: There Is No Fara ' And No 'Atirah

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It was narrated that Abu Hurairah that

the Messenger of Allah forbade Fara' and 'Atirah."

Chapter 2: The Explanation Of 'Atirah

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It was narrated that Nubaishah said

"A man called out while he was in Mina and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we used to sacrifice the 'Atirah during the Jahiliyyah in Rajab; what do you command us to do?' He said: 'Sacrifice during whatever month it is, do good for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and feed (the poor).' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we used to sacrifice the Fara' during the Jahiliyyah; what do you command us to do?' He said: 'For every flock of grazing animals, feed the firstborn as you feed the rest of you flock until it reaches an age where it could be used carry loads, then sacrifice it, and give its meat in charity."'

Chapter 4: The Skin Of Dead Animals (Those Not Slaughtered Or Killed Properly)

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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said

"The Messenger of Allah passed by a dead sheep that he had given to a freed slave woman of Maimunah, the wife of the Prophet. He said: 'Why don't you make use of its hide?' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, it is dead meat.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'It is only forbidden to eat it."

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It was narrated that 'Aishah said

"The Prophet was asked about the hides of dead animals." He said: "Tanning it purifies it."

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It was narrated that 'Aishah said

"The Prophet said: 'The dead animal is purified by tanning it."'

Chapter 5: With What The Skin Of A Dead Animal Is Tanned

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It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Ukaim said

"The Messenger of Allah wrote to Juhainah: 'Do not make use of the skin and sinew of dead animals."' (Hasan)Abu 'Abdur-Rahman )An-Nasa'i) said: The most correct about this topic, regarding the skins of the dead animal when it is tanned, is the narration of Az-Zuhri, from 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah, from Ibn 'Abbas, from Maimunah, and Allah knows best.

Chapter 6: Concession Allowing Use Of The Hides Of Dead Animals If They Have Been Tanned.

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It was narrated from 'Aishah that

the Messenger of Allah ordered that the hides of dead animals be made use of if they had been tanned. (Daif)

Chapter 7: Prohibition Of Making Use Of The Hides Of Predators

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It was narrated from Abu Al-Malih, from his father, that

the Prophet forbade (the use of) the hides of Predators. (Hassan)

Chapter 9: The Prohibition Of Using Whatever Allah, the Mighty And Sublime, has forbidden

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It was narrated that Ibn'Abbas said

"It reached 'Umar that Samurah had sold some wine, and he said: 'May Allah ruin Samurah! Does he not know that the Messenger of Allah said: May Allah curse the Jews, for animal fat was forbidden to them, but they rendered it.' Sufyan (one of the narrators) said: "Meaning: They melted it down."

Chapter 1: There Is No Fara ' And No 'Atirah

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'Amr bin Shu'aib bin Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (narrated) that his father and Zaid bin Aslam said

"O Messenger of Allah! (What about) the Fara'?" He said: "It is a duty, but if you leave it (the animal) until it becomes half-grown and you load upon it (in Jihad) in the cause of Allah or give it to a widow, that is better than if you slaughter it (when it is just born) and its flesh is difficult to separate from its skin, then you turn your vessel upside down (because you will no longer be able to get milk from the mother) and you cause your she-camel to grieve (at the loss of its young)." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, (what about) the 'Atirah?" He said: "The 'Atirah is a duty." (Hasan)Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa'i) said: Abu 'Ali Al-Hanafi (one of the narrators); they are four brothers: One of them is Abu Bakr, and Bishr, and Sharik, and the other.

Chapter 2: The Explanation Of 'Atirah

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It was narrated that Nubaishah said

"It was said to the prophet: 'During the Jahiliyyah we used to offer the 'Atirah.' He said: 'Slaughter for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and sublime, no matter what month it is; do good for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and sublime, and feed the poor."'

Chapter 3: The Explanation Of Fara'

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It was narrated that Abu Razin Laqit bin 'Amir Al-Uqaili said

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we used to offer sacrifices during the Jahiliyyah in Rajab, and eat of (their meat) and offer some to those who came to us.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is nothing wrong with that."' (One of the narrators) Waki bin 'Udus said: "I will not leave it."

Chapter 4: The Skin Of Dead Animals (Those Not Slaughtered Or Killed Properly)

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It was narrated that Sawdah, the wife of the Prophet, said

"A sheep of ours died, and we tanned its skin, and continued to make Nabidh in it until it wore out."

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It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet said

"The dead animal is purified by tanning it."

Chapter 5: With What The Skin Of A Dead Animal Is Tanned

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It was narrated from Maimunah, the wife of the Prophet, that

some men of Quraish passed by the Messenger of Allah dragging a sheep the size of a donkey. He said to them: "Why don't you take its skin?" They said: "It is dead meat." The Messenger of Allah said: "Purify it with water and Qaraz."

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It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Ukaim said

"The letter of the Messenger of Allah was read to us when I was a young boy: 'Do not make use of the skins and sinew of dead animals."'