Musnad Ahmad

Abdullah bin Muhammad says that once I was present in the service of Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), and with me were Muhammad bin Amr and Asbathhi, who had set out to seek knowledge. We asked Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) about the issue of performing ablution after eating something cooked on fire. He replied: Once I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Prophet’s Mosque to meet him, but I did not find him there. I inquired and was told that he had gone to the place of As-Suf to the daughters of Sa’d bin Rabi’ in order to distribute their father’s inheritance among them. These were the first women in the era of Islam to receive their father’s inheritance. I left from there and reached the place of As-Suf, where the wealth of Sa’d bin Rabi’ was. I saw that a bed made of date-palm fibers had been sprinkled with water to soften it for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was sitting on it. Meanwhile, food was brought, which included bread and meat, specially prepared for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate from it, and others also ate. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) urinated and performed ablution for the Zuhr prayer. The people also performed ablution, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in the Zuhr prayer. After completing the prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down again and completed the remaining work of distributing the inheritance until the time for prayer arrived and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished with their matter. Then those people also ate again. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and led us in prayer, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not touch the water, nor did any of the people touch it.