عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رضي الله عنهما، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ  يَقُولُ عَامَ الفَتْحِ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ:  «إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ حَرَّمَ بَيْعَ الخَمْرِ،  وَالْمَيْتَةِ،  وَالخِنْزِيرِ،  وَالأَصْنَامِ»،  فَقِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ شُحُومَ الْمَيْتَةِ؛ فَإِنَّهَا يُطْلَى بِهَا السُّفُنُ، وَيُدْهَنُ بِهَا الجُلُودُ، وَيَسْتَصْبِحُ بِهَا النَّاسُ؟ فَقَالَ: «لَا، هُوَ حَرَامٌ»،  ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ: «قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ اليَهُودَ؛ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَّا حَرَّمَ شُحُومَهَا، جَمَلُوهُ، ثُمَّ بَاعُوهُ، فَأَكَلُوا ثَمَنَهُ»

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh narrated that he heard God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) say when in Makkah during the Year of Victory: 

1. God and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of wine,  2. carrion,  3. pork  4. and idols.  5. People said: ‘Messenger of God, the fat of carrion is used as a coating for boats, varnishing hide and people use it in their lanterns?’ The Prophet said: ‘No. It is forbidden’.  6. God’s Messenger then said: ‘May God curse the Jews. When God, Mighty and Exalted, forbade them the fat of carrion, they melted it and sold it, devouring its price’. 

Related by al-Bukhari, 2236; Muslim, 1581.

Summary of Meaning

In this hadith, the Prophet (peace be upon him) mentions several things that are forbidden to sell. He makes it clear that when God’s forbids the consumption of something, he also forbids its usage and its price, if sold. When he mentioned that carrion is forbidden, his companions asked him about its fat, which may be used in painting and lighting. He told them that this is also forbidden to use. He further mentioned that the Jews incurred God’s wrath for their trickery. When God forbade them the use of the fat of dead animals, they melted it down and sold it.

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