On the expedition of Tabuk the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to a household and, seeing a bucket hanging, asked for water. They said: Messenger of Allah, the animal died a natural death. He replied; Its tanning is its purification.
Al-Zuhri used to deny tanning and say: Some good can be got out of it in any condition Abu Dawud said: Al-Auza’i, Yunus and ‘Uqail did not mention tanning. al-Zubaidi, Sa’id b. ‘Abd al-Aziz and Hafs b. ‘Abd al-‘Aziz mentioned tanning.
That he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: When a skin is tanned, it is pure.
The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that the skins of the animals which had died a natural death should be used when they are tanned.
Ibn Ishaq and Ayyub b. Musa transmitted it from Nafi’ from Safiyyah.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave licence to the Mothers of the believers (i.e. the wives of the Prophet) to hang down their lower garment a span. Then they asked him to increase it, and he increased one span for them. They would send (the garment) to us and we would measure it one forearm’s […]
A sheep was given in alms to a female client of ours, but it died. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed it and said: Why did you not tan its skin and get some good out of it ? They replied: Messenger of Allah, it died a natural death. He said: It is only the eating of […]
He said: Why did you not make use of it ? He then mentioned the rest of the tradition to the same effect but did not mention tanning.
On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather reported the Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you marries his male-slave to his slave-woman, he should not look at her private parts.
On his father’s authority, said that his grandfather reported the Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you marries his female servant to his slave or to his employee, he should not look at her private part below the navel and above the knees. Abu Dawud said: The correct name is Sawwad b. Dawud al-Muzani al-Sairafi […]