A Narration on Using Pig Hair to Stitch

Question

What is the status of the following narration?

وقد روي أن رجلا سأل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الخرازة بشعر الخنزير فقال: لا بأس بذلك

Answer

This narration is cited in non-primary sources, such as Tafsir Qurtubi. I have not come across it in any primary Hadith source, nor have I come across a chain of narrators. I am therefore unable to verify the authenticity.

(Tafsir Qurtubi, Surah Baqarah, verse: 173)

Translation:

A man asked Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) about stitching/leatherwork with pig hair, he replied: “There is no harm in that.”

Note: This is merely an answer regarding the authenticity of the narration. Kindly refer to a reliable Mufti/Darul Ifta for clarification on this issue.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Huzaifah Motara

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية:

تفسير القرطبي = الجامع لأحكام القرآن: (٣٢/٣)
السابعة عشرة- لا خلاف أن جملة الخنزير محرمة إلا الشعر فإنه يجوز الخرازة به. وقد روي أن رجلا سأل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الخرازة بشعر الخنزير، فقال: «لا بأس بذلك» ذكره ابن خويز منداد.