Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah narrates that I ate bread and meat with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar, and Hazrat Uthman. All of them performed prayer after eating without performing ablution.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate the meat of the shoulder, then wiped his hands with a cloth and performed prayer without performing ablution.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate meat attached to a bone and then performed prayer without performing ablution.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out for prayer, and he saw a pot cooking on the stove. He took some meat from the shoulder out of it and ate it, then only rinsed his mouth and did not perform ablution.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaddad narrates that Hazrat Abu Hurairah told Marwan this hadith: After eating something cooked on fire, perform ablution. Marwan sent a message to Hazrat Umm Salamah to ask about this issue, so she replied, "Once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate shoulder meat in my house, then went to pray and did not even touch water."

Hazrat Zainab bint Umm Salamah narrates that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was brought the shoulder of a goat. He ate from it and performed prayer without touching water.

Hazrat Suwaid bin Nu’man narrates that we set out towards Khaybar with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When we reached the place of Sahba, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the Asr prayer, then asked for food. On that occasion, only sattu (barley meal) was brought; the people ate it and drank water. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for water, rinsed his mouth, then stood up for the Maghrib prayer and led us in the Maghrib prayer.

In a narration of Hazrat Suwaid, there is this addition: "We rinsed our mouths, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not even touch the water."

Hazrat Abu Rafi' narrates that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once ate the meat of the shoulder, then stood up for prayer and did not even touch water.

Hazrat Amr bin Umayyah narrates that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate the meat of a goat's shoulder and then performed prayer without performing ablution.

Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah narrates that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate food, and meanwhile the time for prayer arrived. He was already in a state of ablution. I brought water for him to perform ablution, but he scolded me and said, “Stay back; if I perform ablution, then after me people will also start performing ablution.”

Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah narrates that I ate food with Hazrat Abu Bakr, and then he performed prayer without performing ablution.

Ibrahim narrates that once Hazrat Alqama and Hazrat Aswad were going to the mosque with Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud. Meanwhile, a bowl of tharid was brought, so the three of them sat down at one place and ate. Then he asked for water, rinsed his mouth, and wiped the grease of the meat from his hands, then entered the mosque and performed the prayer.

Hazrat Jabir narrates that Hazrat Abu Bakr ate bread and meat, then rinsed his mouth, washed his hands, and performed the prayer.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) says that ablution is nullified by something that exits the body, but not by something that enters the body.

Hazrat Mujahid says that I never saw Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) perform ablution because of eating. After eating, he would lick his three fingers, then clean his hand with soil, and proceed for prayer.

Hazrat Mas'ar says that I asked Jabalah, "Have you heard Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) say that I eat meat and drink milk and then perform prayer without performing ablution?" He replied, "Yes, I have heard it."

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) says that ablution is nullified by something that exits from the body; it is not nullified by something that enters the body or by impurity that gets on the feet.

Hazrat Ikrimah says that ablution is broken by something that comes out of the body; it is not broken by something that enters the body.

The wife of Hazrat Abi, Hazrat Umm Tufail, states that Hazrat Abi would rinse his mouth after eating tharid and then perform the prayer.

Hazrat Umm Hakim bint Zubair narrates that once the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the house of Hazrat Duba’ah and ate the meat of the shoulder. Then he went to pray and did not perform ablution.

Hazrat Abdul Aziz says that I saw Abu al-Sawar Adawi eat tharid and meat, then perform prayer without performing ablution.

Hazrat Sha'bi says: "It is bad food after which ablution is performed."

Hazrat Abdul A'la (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Ibn al-Hanafiyyah used to eat tharid and drink nabidh, and then would perform prayer without performing ablution.

Hazrat Ibn Sirin narrates that I went to Hazrat Ubaidah. He ordered a goat to be slaughtered, the goat was slaughtered, then he asked for bread, milk, and fat. We ate everything, then he performed the prayer without performing ablution. I used to think that he preferred to perform ablution, but perhaps he wanted to show that there is no harm in not performing ablution.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would, while passing by, take meat from a pot and eat it, and then perform prayer without performing ablution and without touching water.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Ka'b narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Yazid would eat meat and tharid, and then perform prayer without performing ablution.

Hazrat Abu Ziyad narrates that I saw Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Hazrat Abu Hurairah waiting for a goat being roasted in a tandoor to be cooked. Meanwhile, Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "Bring it, lest our prayer be affected (i.e., due to intense hunger)." So it was taken out and everyone ate it. Then Hazrat Abu Hurairah began to perform ablution, so Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked, "Did we eat anything impure?" Upon this, Hazrat Abu Hurairah said, "You are better than me and know more than me." Then everyone performed the prayer.