Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: (1)
Imam Muslim first brings those narrations which establish that ablution (wudu) becomes necessary after eating something cooked over fire. After that, he brings those ahadith which establish that eating something cooked over fire does not break ablution. From this method and style, it becomes apparent that, according to Imam Muslim, the first category of narrations is abrogated. Therefore, in the Arabic edition, separate chapters have been established for both types of ahadith. Although, in the editions from the Indian subcontinent, a single chapter (الْوُضُوءِ مِمَّا مَسَّتِ النَّارُ) has been established for both types of ahadith, and the ruling regarding ablution has not been explicitly stated.
(2)
The consensus of the majority of the early and later generations (salaf and khalaf), the Companions and the Followers (tabi‘in), and the four Imams is that eating food cooked over fire does not break ablution. However, some of the Followers, such as ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz rahimahullah, al-Zuhri rahimahullah, Hasan al-Basri rahimahullah, and Abu Qilabah rahimahullah, held the view that it does break ablution. The correct view is that of the majority, because the practice of the Rightly Guided Caliphs supports it, and the hadith of Jabir radi Allahu anhu explicitly indicates abrogation.
(3)
After eating, there is no need for the ablution required for prayer, but for the sake of cleanliness of the hands and mouth, it is better to wash the hands and mouth before and after eating, because after eating, the hands and mouth are affected by the food, and the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam rinsed his mouth due to the greasiness of milk. Nowadays, foods are full of greasiness.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 800