Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abu Tha’labah al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I said: O Messenger of Allah! We wage jihad in the land of the enemy. So we are in need of their utensils, what should we do? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Avoid them as much as you are able. And if you do not find anything else besides them, then wash them. Then eat and drink from them.

Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we used to perform jihad in the land of the polytheists along with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and we did not refrain from eating from their utensils nor from drinking from their utensils.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Naji Al-Hadrami (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) asked for water. So, a landowner brought a large glass vessel in which there was wine. Then Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) washed it and then drank water from it.

Hazrat Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to prevail over the polytheists. Then they would eat from their utensils, and they would drink from their utensils as well.

Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We used to eat from their utensils and drink from their drinking vessels.

Hazrat Ibn Aun (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) considered it disliked to use the utensils of the disbelievers. So, if they found no alternative without them, they would wash them and then cook in them.

Hazrat Hisham (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When you are in need of the pots and utensils of the polytheists, then wash them and then cook in them.

Hazrat Umar bin Waleed al-Shani (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) about the utensils of the Magians. He (may Allah have mercy on him) replied: Wash them and cook in them.

Hazrat Rabee’ (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding their stone pots and plates: Wash them. And cook in them and make broth in them.