661 – Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, in the Year of the Conquest while he was in Mecca, say:
“Indeed Allah and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of wine (khamr), carrion, swine, and idols.”
Someone asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what about the fat of a dead animal? People caulk ships with it, grease hides with it, and use it in their lamps.”
He replied, “No, it is unlawful.”
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then added, “May Allah fight the Jews! When Allah Almighty forbade them its fat, they melted it down, sold it, and ate its price.” Agreed upon. (1)

Vocabulary of the ḥadīth
• Year of the Conquest: the conquest of Mecca, which occurred in Ramadan of the eighth year after the Hijrah.
• ‘Forbidden’: Ibn Ḥajar said in Fatḥ al-Bārī: This is how the wording appears in the two Ṣaḥīḥs with the verb in the singular. In some narrations it reads, “Indeed Allah forbade,” and in others, “Indeed Allah and His Messenger forbade.” Both forms are acceptable; the singular hints that the Prophet’s command issues from Allah’s command, similar to the verse, “Allah and His Messenger are more entitled that they be pleased” (Q 9:62). The first clause is omitted because the second makes its meaning clear.
• ‘No, it is unlawful’: “No” is a prohibitive particle; the verb that follows is omitted in the jussive mood. The intended meaning is, “Do not sell it, for its sale is unlawful,” and whatever is unlawful to sell is likewise unlawful to benefit from.
• Khamr (wine): the root kh-m-r denotes covering and concealing; from it comes the woman’s khimār, the cloth that covers her head.