Reports on a mouse that falls into ghee

It is narrated from Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a mouse that fell into ghee and died. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Throw out the mouse and what is around it, and eat the rest."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a mouse that had died in ghee. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah said: So he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the mouse and the ghee around it be taken out and thrown away.

Maysarah reports from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) about a mouse that falls into ghee that he said: If the ghee is melted, pour the ghee out. And if the ghee is solid, take out the mouse and the ghee around it, throw them away, and eat the remaining ghee.

It is narrated from Ibn Sirin that Sayyiduna al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about ghee in which a lizard had died. He said: Sell it somehow, but do not sell it to a Muslim.

It is narrated from Nafi' that a large rat fell into a pot belonging to the household of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he was asked about it. He said: Make use of it, and grease leather with it.

It is narrated from Safiyyah bint Abi Ubayd that the household of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) had a jar holding twenty faraq (a specific measure) of ghee or more. A mouse fell into it and died, and Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) ordered the household to light lamps with that ghee.

It is narrated from Abu Harb bin Abi al-Aswad; he said: Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about a mouse that fell into ghee and died. He said: Allah Almighty has forbidden only the flesh of the carrion and its blood.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said about olive oil in which a mouse falls and dies: It is not lawful for any Muslim, any Jew or any Christian to eat it.

Thumamah bin Abdullah bin Anas reports about his grandfather Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was asked about a mouse that falls into ghee or olive oil. He said: If the ghee is solid, the mouse and the ghee around it are to be taken out and the rest eaten, and if the ghee is melted, it is to be used for lighting lamps.

It is narrated from Thabit bin al-Hajjaj; he said: Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: If the ghee is solid, throw out the mouse and what is around it and eat the rest, and if the ghee is liquid, do not eat it.

It is narrated from Ibrahim; he said: When a large rat falls into melted ghee and dies in it, this ghee is not to be eaten. And if this ghee is solid, the rat and what is around it are to be thrown out, and everything else eaten.

It is narrated from al-Hasan and Muhammad; both of them said: A man has this option.

Something similar is narrated from al-Sha'bi.

It is narrated from Ata; he said: If the ghee is solid, take out the mouse and what is around it and eat the rest. And if the ghee is melted, light lamps with it but do not eat it.

It is narrated from Makhul that a mouse fell into olive oil, and the people asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Light lamps with it, but do not eat it."

Makhul used to say: When a mouse falls into ghee and the ghee is solid, throw out the mouse and what is around it and eat everything else. And if the ghee is melted, none of it is to be eaten.

Ikrimah reports about Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he was asked about a mouse that fell into solid ghee. He said: (The mouse and) what is around it are to be taken out and thrown away, and the rest is to be eaten.