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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الطهارةPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب الْوُضُوءِ مِنْ لُحُومِ الإِبِلِChapter: Wudu’ From Eating Camel Meat.
Hadith 184
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّازِيِّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، عَنْ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ، قَالَ : " سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْوُضُوءِ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْإِبِلِ ، فَقَالَ : تَوَضَّئُوا مِنْهَا ، وَسُئِلَ عَنْ لُحُومِ الْغَنَمِ ، فَقَالَ : لَا تَوَضَّئُوا مِنْهَا ، وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي مَبَارِكِ الْإِبِلِ ، فَقَالَ : لَا تُصَلُّوا فِي مَبَارِكِ الْإِبِلِ فَإِنَّهَا مِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ ، وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ ، فَقَالَ : صَلُّوا فِيهَا فَإِنَّهَا بَرَكَةٌ " .
Narrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about performing ablution after eating the flesh of the camel. He replied: Perform ablution, after eating it. He was asked about performing ablution after eating meat. He replied: Do not perform ablution after eating it. He was asked about saying prayer in places where the camels lie down. He replied: Do not offer prayer in places where the camels lie down. These are the places of Satan. He was asked about saying prayer in the sheepfolds. He replied: You may offer prayer in such places; these are the places of blessing.
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Brief Explanation
The camel is a lawful animal, but performing ablution (wudu) after eating its meat is the sacred command of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). What is the wisdom or reason behind this? Allah Ta’ala knows best. For us, the statement of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is sufficient: «وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا» “Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatever he forbids you from, abstain from it” (Surah al-Hashr, 7). Keeping goats is a source of blessing.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The camel is a lawful animal, but performing ablution (wudu) after eating its meat is the sacred command of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). What is the wisdom or reason behind this? Allah Ta’ala knows best. For us, the statement of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is sufficient: «وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا» [59-الحشر:7] “Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatever he forbids you from, abstain from it.”
➋ Raising goats is a source of blessing.
➊ The camel is a lawful animal, but performing ablution (wudu) after eating its meat is the sacred command of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). What is the wisdom or reason behind this? Allah Ta’ala knows best. For us, the statement of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is sufficient: «وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا» [59-الحشر:7] “Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatever he forbids you from, abstain from it.”
➋ Raising goats is a source of blessing.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 184
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
People interpret the above narration by saying that here "wudu" refers to its linguistic meaning. However, this is not correct, because "wudu" is a technical (shar‘i) term, and it is not permissible to interpret it according to its linguistic meaning without any evidence.
People interpret the above narration by saying that here "wudu" refers to its linguistic meaning. However, this is not correct, because "wudu" is a technical (shar‘i) term, and it is not permissible to interpret it according to its linguistic meaning without any evidence.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 81
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
493. Commentary:
This ruling pertains to camel enclosures, where they are tied up at night. In other places where there are only one or two camels, it is permissible, and in fact, a camel may even be used as a sutrah (prayer barrier).
This ruling pertains to camel enclosures, where they are tied up at night. In other places where there are only one or two camels, it is permissible, and in fact, a camel may even be used as a sutrah (prayer barrier).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 493
