Sahih Muslim Book - 22, Hadith - 4048

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِى حَبِيبٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِى رَبَاحٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ « إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ حَرَّمَ بَيْعَ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ وَالْخِنْزِيرِ وَالأَصْنَامِ ». فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ شُحُومَ الْمَيْتَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُطْلَى بِهَا السُّفُنُ وَيُدْهَنُ بِهَا الْجُلُودُ وَيَسْتَصْبِحُ بِهَا النَّاسُ فَقَالَ « لاَ هُوَ حَرَامٌ ». ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ « قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهَا أَجْمَلُوهُ ثُمَّ بَاعُوهُ فَأَكَلُوا ثَمَنَهُ ».

It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that he heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, during the Year of the Conquest while he was in Makkah: "Allah and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of wine, dead meat, pork and idols." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think about the fat of dead meat, for it is used for caulking ships, daubing hides, and the people use it in their lamps?" He said: "No, it is unlawful." Then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "May Allah destroy the Jews, for Allah forbade the fat to them, but they melted it, then they sold it and consumed its price."