pork skin?

[koolikdat]

What are some of your opinions on the usage of wearing a leather jacket made out of pork skin. I bought this jacket by mistake and fund out it was prok afterwards..I have gotten diferent answers .......is this haram to wear it?

[Dan]

Bismillah

As salam alaikum

I do not know about the permissibility but it made my skin crawl to think about it.

[phatmonky]

If you find out it is haram, and you are around 6'3", thin muscular build, feel free to allow me to take such vial clothing off your hands

[Muslimah]

as salam alykom Koolkidat

welcome to the board, and I am not near a scholar, however, I think all parts of the pig is impure which makes it haram to use. wallahu a`alem. may be others can give more input

[Ahmed Abdullah]

I found this hadith, it is in Vol. 3 Book 34. Sales and trade. Hadith 438 (Shahi Bukhari)

Narrated By Jabir bin 'Abdullah: I heard Allah's(SWT) Apostle(SAW), in the year of the Conquest of Meca, saying, "Allah(SWT) and His Apostle(SAW) made illegal the trade of alcohol, dead animals, pigs and idols. "The people asked, "O Allah's(SWT) Apostle(SAW)! What about the fat of dead animals, for it was used for greasing the boats and the hides; and people used it for lights?" He(SAW) said, " No it is illegal." Allah's(SWT) Apostle(SAW)further said, "May Allah(SWT) curse the Jews, for Allah(SWT) made the fat(of animals) illegal for them, yet they melted the fat and sold it and ate its price."

From this hadith one can see it haram to use fat from a dead animal that is halal, but was not slaughtered under Islamic conditions to grease a boat.(maytah) sp? dead animals.

I am not a scholar but I would say it is haram to wear any coat that was not zabiha, and of course NO SWINE at all beacause they are haram from the word go to us. If one can not even grease a boat from a dead animal(maytah), surely one could not wear a garment from the same source.

That is just my humble response. I would like to hear from a scholar on this matter also. But I would say it is haram.

[Ahmed Abdullah]

Here is a hadith that should clarify this matter in sha Allah. Please read the entire post. Jazak Allah Kharin.

Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Abbas said that asheep was given in Sadaqah to the freed-slave of Hazrat Maymunah. The Messenger of Allah came that way and said, "Why did you not take off its skin and tan it and derive some good out of it?" The Companions said,"It is a dead animal"(meaning to say that it was not slaughtered in the proper way). He said, "It is only the eating of it that is disallowed."(Bukhari, Muslim)

When an animal that is lawful, is sacrificed in accordance with Shari'ah, it's skin meat and fat are pure. However, if the skin has blood stains or drops of urine, then it must washed before use. It is not necessary to tan such hide or skin. If an animal dies a natural death or an accidental death or was killed by shooting or beating, it's skin, flesh and fat are impure. However, its skin is purified by tanning but its flesh and fat can not be purified.

Rulings:

1) The skin of even those animals that are unlawful to eat may be purified by tanning. These are lion, wolf, jakal, monkey, etc.

2)If these animals are slaughtered by a Muslim after reciting Bismillah, Allahu Akbar, their skin becomes pure. It is not necessary to dry or apply any chemical in order to purify it. However when the flesh is forbidden it is not lawful even after slaughtering it in a Shari'ah manner. Only its skin becomes pure.

3)Everything of swine is impure. Its hair, bone, meat, etc is impure. Its skin cannot be purified even by tanning.

[phatmonky]

What a shame - pics of the jacket? I can give you my address for you to send it

[Muslimah]

Mash a Allah, brother Todd this is a very thorough response Jazakum Allah khairan

and Phat I think u will receive the jacket very soon:)

[phatmonky]

<i>Originally posted by Muslimah </i><b>Mash a Allah, brother Todd this is a very thorough response Jazakum Allah khairan</b>

and Phat I think u will receive the jacket very soon:)

I really would like it. I'd either use it (I'm about to be a poor college student again, quitting my business to become a doctor)and donate it later if I like it, or I would donate it right away. It has been awfully cold here lately (it's normally very moderate).

Do muslims feel pity on us non-muslims who where such products? Are we sinning or doing something wrong in your eyes?

[Muslimah]

I feel pity for u aleady for not being a Muslim, much pity in fact. Simply because I know what u r missing. believe it or not I supplicate to Allah to help and guide u. I know it is not easy for people like u to accept the fact that they might be on the wrong side. That is why usually non Muslims dig much to find errors in Islam, attach principles and more. And that is why we just reply patiently in the name of Allah with much hope for u to see the light.

Is this enough of an answer for u????