Riyad as-Salihin · Chapter 124
باب النهى عن افتراش جلود النمور والركوب عليها
This chapter turns from what is worn to what is sat and ridden upon. The title speaks of julud an-numur, the skins of leopards, and by extension the hides of predatory wild beasts used as furnishings. Such skins were prized as a display of status and wealth.
Read the two hadith together and the thread is plainness over showy luxury, and a quiet caution against imitating the proud habits of the powerful. The heart-level point is humility in how we furnish our lives; questions about which specific hides and what treatment of them belong to the scholars.
Hadith 810
Mu`awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
عن معاوية رضى الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : "لا تركبوا الخز ولا النمار" . ((رواه أبو داود))
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not ride on saddles made from silk or leopard's skin." [Abu Dawud].
In plain words
He said not to ride on saddles made of silk or leopard skin. A turn away from showy luxury toward plainness.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 810 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 33
Hadith 811
Abul-Malih on the authority of his father reported:
وعن أبى المليح عن أبيه ، رضى الله عنه ، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى عن جلود السباع.((رواه أبو داود والترمذي والنسائي)) و في رواية للترمذي: نهى عن جلود السباع أن تفترش.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited the use of the skins of wild animals. [Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi and An- Nasa'i]. Another narration in At-Tirmidhi is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the use of the skins of wild animals in making firash (i.e., something to sit on or lie down on, such as cushions, pillows, covers, spreads, saddles, etc.).
In plain words
He forbade using the skins of wild beasts, including as things to sit or lie upon. Simplicity over prized, status-seeking furnishings.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 811 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 34