أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ عَلَی شَاةٍ مَيِّتَةٍ مُلْقَاةٍ فَقَالَ لِمَنْ هَذِهِ فَقَالُوا لِمَيْمُونَةَ فَقَالَ مَا عَلَيْهَا لَوْ انْتَفَعَتْ بِإِهَابِهَا قَالُوا إِنَّهَا مَيْتَةٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَکْلَهَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4249
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas, from Maimunah, that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم passed by a dead sheep that had been thrown aside. He said: “Who does this belong to?” They said: “Maimunah.” He said: “Why did she not make use of its skin?” They said: “It is dead meat (i.e., it was not slaughtered properly).” He said: “Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has only forbidden us to eat it.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020