[Chapter: On Vessels]

10 - Issue: Abu al-Qasim, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "Every skin of a carcass, whether it is tanned or not, is impure." There is no disagreement within the Madhhab regarding the impurity of a carcass's skin before tanning, and we do not know of anyone who disagrees with this. As for after tanning, the well-known position in the Madhhab is that it remains impure, which is one of the two narrations from Malik. This is also reported from Umar and his son Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, as well as Imran ibn Husayn and Aisha, may Allah be pleased with them.

From Ahmad, there is another narration: that the skin of what was pure during its lifetime becomes purified by tanning. Similar views have been reported from Ata, al-Hasan, al-Sha'bi, al-Nakha'i, Qatada, Yahya al-Ansari, Sa'id ibn Jubayr, al-Awza'i, al-Layth, al-Thawri, Ibn al-Mubarak, and Ishaq. This was also reported from Umar, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Mas'ud, and Aisha, may Allah be pleased with them, despite their differences regarding what is considered pure during life. This is the school of al-Shafi'i, who considers all animals to be pure except the dog and the pig; thus, in his view, every skin is purified except theirs. Regarding human skin, he has two opinions.

Abu Hanifa said: Every skin is purified by tanning, except the skin of the pig.

It was reported from Abu Yusuf: That every skin becomes purified. This is a narration from Malik and the school of those who ruled for the purity of all animals, because the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "If the hide (ihab) is tanned, it becomes pure." (Agreed upon), and because the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, found a dead ewe that had been given as charity to a freedwoman