Chapter: The prohibition of spreading leopard skins on the ground or riding on them

811 – Muʿāwiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Do not ride on khazz (silk brocade) or on leopard skins.” This is a ḥasan (fair) hadith, transmitted by Abū Dāwūd and others with a ḥasan chain of narration.

812 – Abū l-Malīḥ, on the authority of his father (may Allah be pleased with him), related that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the use of the skins of predatory beasts. Reported by Abū Dāwūd, al-Tirmidhī, and al-Nasāʾī through sound chains of transmission.