سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الطهارةPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب تَرْكِ الْوُضُوءِ مِنْ مَسِّ الْمَيْتَةِChapter: Not Performing Wudu’ From Touching A Carcass.
Hadith 186
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلَالٍ ، عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، " أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ بِالسُّوقِ دَاخِلًا مِنْ بَعْضِ الْعَالِيَةِ وَالنَّاسُ كَنَفَتَيْهِ ، فَمَرَّ بِجَدْيٍ أَسَكَّ مَيِّتٍ ، فَتَنَاوَلَهُ فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنَّ هَذَا لَهُ ؟ " وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ .
Jabir narrated: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by the market when on his return from one of the villages of Aliyah. People accompanied him from both sides. One the way he found a dead kid with both its ears joined together. He caught hold of it by its ear. He then said: Which of you likes to take it ? The narrator transmitted the tradition in full.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In Sahih Muslim, this hadith is complete in the following manner: The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, "Which one of you would like to take this for one dirham?" The Companions said, "We do not want to take it, and what would we do with it?" He said, "Would you like to take it for free?" They replied, "By Allah! Even if it were alive, it would be defective, its ears are small, and now it is already dead." The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, "By Allah! The world is even more insignificant in the sight of Allah than this is in your eyes." [صحيح مسلم حديث : 2957]
➋ The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would, from time to time, explain arising realities through parables, and in this incident, the reality of the world has been clarified. Preachers and teachers should present practical examples from real-life events when addressing matters that arise in life.
➌ Touching a carcass (maytah) does not break ablution (wudu). (The jurisprudential insight of the hadith scholars is commendable. Rahimahum Allah ta'ala.)
➊ In Sahih Muslim, this hadith is complete in the following manner: The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, "Which one of you would like to take this for one dirham?" The Companions said, "We do not want to take it, and what would we do with it?" He said, "Would you like to take it for free?" They replied, "By Allah! Even if it were alive, it would be defective, its ears are small, and now it is already dead." The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, "By Allah! The world is even more insignificant in the sight of Allah than this is in your eyes." [صحيح مسلم حديث : 2957]
➋ The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would, from time to time, explain arising realities through parables, and in this incident, the reality of the world has been clarified. Preachers and teachers should present practical examples from real-life events when addressing matters that arise in life.
➌ Touching a carcass (maytah) does not break ablution (wudu). (The jurisprudential insight of the hadith scholars is commendable. Rahimahum Allah ta'ala.)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 186
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Ask:
One whose ears are small or cut,
Boocha (defective).
Benefits and Issues:
Just as a dead animal and a defective offspring are considered insignificant and contemptible in the eyes of humans,
the world is even more insignificant and worthless in the sight of Allah,
therefore, instead of making the world the center of our pursuit and concern,
we should make the Hereafter the focus of our attention and effort, and benefit from the world only as much as is necessary,
we should not fall into excess or negligence regarding worldly matters.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Ask:
One whose ears are small or cut,
Boocha (defective).
Benefits and Issues:
Just as a dead animal and a defective offspring are considered insignificant and contemptible in the eyes of humans,
the world is even more insignificant and worthless in the sight of Allah,
therefore, instead of making the world the center of our pursuit and concern,
we should make the Hereafter the focus of our attention and effort, and benefit from the world only as much as is necessary,
we should not fall into excess or negligence regarding worldly matters.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7418
