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Sahih Muslim 363a (Book 3, Hadith 127) #7975
Making Use of Dead Things

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that even if something is dead, it can still be used for other purposes.

The freed slave-girl of Maimuna was given a goat in charity but it died. The Messenger of Allah happened to pass by that (carcass). Upon this be said: Why did you not take off its skin? You could put it to use, after tanning it. They (the Companions) said: It was dead. Upon, this he (the Messenger of Allah) said: Only its eating is prohibited. Abu bakr and Ibn Umar in their narrations said: It is narrated from Maimuna (may Allah be pleased with her).
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ تُصُدِّقَ عَلَى مَوْلاَةٍ لِمَيْمُونَةَ بِشَاةٍ فَمَاتَتْ فَمَرَّ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَلاَّ أَخَذْتُمْ إِهَابَهَا فَدَبَغْتُمُوهُ فَانْتَفَعْتُمْ بِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا إِنَّهَا مَيْتَةٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّمَا حَرُمَ أَكْلُهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ رضى الله عنها

TOPICS
prohibited  *  carcass  *  tanning  *  utilizing

QUICK LESSONS:
Make use of resources even when they are dead

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith speaks about the importance of utilizing resources even when they are dead. It was narrated by Maimuna, Abu Bakr and Ibn Umar that the freed slave-girl of Maimuna was given a goat in charity but it died. The Messenger of Allah happened to pass by that carcass and suggested to take off its skin so it could be put to use after tanning it. Even though the goat was already dead, he said that only its eating is prohibited which means there are still other uses for it. This teaches us an important lesson about not wasting resources and making use of whatever we have available no matter what state they are in.

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