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tabarani:20435Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a sheep that belonged to Maymuna, which had died. He said, "Did you not benefit from its skin?" They asked, "How, when it is dead, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Its meat is only forbidden."  

الطبراني:٢٠٤٣٥حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى شَاةٍ لِمَوْلَاةٍ لِمَيْمُونَةَ مَيْتَةٍ فَقَالَ «أَلَا اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِإِهَابِهَا» قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ وَهِيَ مَيْتَةٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا حَرُمَ لَحْمُهَا»  


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bukhari:2221Zuhayr b. Ḥarb > Yaʿqūb b. Ibrāhīm from my father > Ṣāliḥ > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās

Once Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a dead sheep and said to the people, "Wouldn't you benefit by its skin?" The people replied that it was dead. The Prophet ﷺ said, "But its eating only is illegal."  

البخاري:٢٢٢١حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنْ صَالِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِشَاةٍ مَيِّتَةٍ فَقَالَ هَلاَّ اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِإِهَابِهَا قَالُوا إِنَّهَا مَيِّتَةٌ قَالَ إِنَّمَا حَرُمَ أَكْلُهَا  

bukhari:5531Zuhayr b. Ḥarb > Yaʿqūb b. Ibrāhīm from my father > Ṣāliḥ > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās

Once Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a dead sheep and said (to the people), "Why don't you use its hide?" They said, "But it is dead," He said, "Only eating it, is prohibited."  

البخاري:٥٥٣١حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنْ صَالِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِشَاةٍ مَيِّتَةٍ فَقَالَ هَلاَّ اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِإِهَابِهَا قَالُوا إِنَّهَا مَيِّتَةٌ قَالَ إِنَّمَا حَرُمَ أَكْلُهَا  

abudawud:4120Musaddad And Wahb b. Bayān And ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah And Ibn Abū Khalaf > Sufyān > al-Zuhrī > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > Ibn ʿAbbās > Musaddad Wawahb > Maymūnah

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 it that is prohibited.  

أبو داود:٤١٢٠حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ وَوَهْبُ بْنُ بَيَانٍ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَابْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ وَوَهْبٌ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ قَالَتْ

أُهْدِيَ لِمَوْلاَةٍ لَنَا شَاةٌ مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ فَمَاتَتْ فَمَرَّ بِهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَلاَ دَبَغْتُمْ إِهَابَهَا فَاسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِهِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا مَيْتَةٌ قَالَ إِنَّمَا حُرِّمَ أَكْلُهَا  

ahmad:3051Muḥammad b. Muṣʿab > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿUbaydullāh > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a dead sheep and said, "Did you not benefit from its skin?" They said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed it is dead." He said, "Indeed, its consumption is forbidden."  

أحمد:٣٠٥١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُصْعَبٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِشَاةٍ مَيْتَةٍ فَقَالَ أَلا اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِجِلْدِهَا؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهَا مَيْتَةٌ قَالَ إِنَّمَا حَرُمَ أَكْلُهَا  

ahmad:3452ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUtbah > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a dead sheep belonging to Maymunah and said, "Didn't you enjoy dressing it up?" They said, "But how, when it is dead?" He said, "Only its flesh is prohibited." Ma'mar said, "Al-Zuhri used to disapprove of tanning and would say, 'You can still enjoy it in any case.'"  

أحمد:٣٤٥٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِشَاةٍ لِمَيْمُونَةَ مَيْتَةٍ فَقَالَ أَلَا اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِإِهَابِهَا؟ قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ وَهِيَ مَيْتَةٌ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا حُرِّمَ لَحْمُهَا قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ وَكَانَ الزُّهْرِيُّ يُنْكِرُ الدِّبَاغَ وَيَقُولُ يُسْتَمْتَعُ بِهَا عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ  

darimi:2031Yaḥyá b. Ḥassān > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > al-Zuhrī > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > Ibn ʿAbbās > Mātat Shāh Limaymūnah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Would you like to benefit from its skin?" They said, "O Messenger of Allah, it is a dead animal (carcass)." He replied, "Its consumption is only forbidden."  

الدارمي:٢٠٣١حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَسَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ مَاتَتْ شَاةٌ لِمَيْمُونَةَ فَقَالَ

رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَوِ اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِإِهَابِهَا؟» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا مَيْتَةٌ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا حُرِّمَ أَكْلُهَا»  

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"مَرَّ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ عَلَى شَاةٍ لِمَوْلَاة لِمَيْمُونَةَ مَيِّتَةٍ، فَقَالَ: أَفَلَا اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِإِهَابِهَا؟ قَالُوا: كَيْفَ وَهِىَ مَيِّتَةٌ يَا رَسُولَ الله؟ قَالَ: إِنَّمَا حُرِّمَ لَحْمُهَا".  

[عب] عبد الرازق