Be mindful of resources & do not waste them unnecessarily

This hadith highlights the importance of not wasting resources, even if they are considered unusable or unclean. The Prophet Muhammad saw a dead sheep belonging to a freed slave woman and suggested taking its skin and tanning it for use instead of letting the resource go to waste. He clarified that although eating the meat would be unlawful, using the skin would be permissible as long as there is no intention of consuming it. This hadith teaches us about being mindful of our resources and not wasting them unnecessarily, even if we cannot consume them directly ourselves. It also shows us how important charity is in Islam; this woman was given this sheep in charity which could have been used for other purposes than food if necessary.