He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, while he was in Mecca during the year of the Conquest, "Allah and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of wine, carrion, swine, and idols."Someone asked, "Messenger of Allah, what about the fat of carrion? It is used to coat ships, to oil leather, and people use it as fuel for their lamps."He replied, "No, it is forbidden."Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ added, "May Allah destroy the Jews. When Allah forbade them the fat of carrion, they melted it down, sold it, and consumed its price."
أنه سمع رسول الله ﷺ يقول وهو بمكة عام الفتح: إن الله ورسوله حرم بيع الخمر والميتة والخنزير والأصنام. فقيل: يا رسول الله، أرأيت شحوم الميتة؛ فإنها يطلى بها السفن، ويدهن بها الجلود، ويستصبح بها الناس؟ فقال: لا، هو حرام. ثم قال رسول الله ﷺ عند ذلك: قاتل الله اليهود، إن الله لما حرم شحومها جملوه، ثم باعوه، فأكلوا ثمنه.
Bukhari related it in the Book of Sales (2236), and Muslim in the Book of Sharecropping (1581), both from Qutayba bin Saeed, who said, "Layth narrated to us, from Yazid bin Abu Habib, from Ata bin Abu Rabah, from Jabir bin Abdullah," and he mentioned it.