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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الطهارة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
The Book on Purification
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْوُضُوءِ مِمَّا غَيَّرَتِ النَّارُ
Chapter: [What Has Been Related] About Wudu From What Has Been Altered By Fire
Jami at-Tirmidhi 79 — What Has Been Related] About Wudu From What Has
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الْوُضُوءُ مِمَّا مَسَّتِ النَّارُ وَلَوْ مِنْ ثَوْرِ أَقِطٍ " , قَالَ : فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَتَوَضَّأُ مِنَ الدُّهْنِ أَنَتَوَضَّأُ مِنَ الْحَمِيمِ ؟ قَالَ : فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ : يَا ابْنَ أَخِي إِذَا سَمِعْتَ حَدِيثًا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَا تَضْرِبْ لَهُ مَثَلًا . قال : وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ ، وأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ، وَزَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ، وَأَبِي طَلْحَةَ ، وَأَبِي أَيُّوبَ ، وَأَبِي مُوسَى . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَقَدْ رَأَى بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ الْوُضُوءَ مِمَّا غَيَّرَتِ النَّارُ ، وَأَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالتَّابِعِينَ ، وَمَنْ بَعْدَهُمْ عَلَى تَرْكِ الْوُضُوءِ مِمَّا غَيَّرَتِ النَّارُ .
´Abu Hurairah narrated that :` Allah's Messenger said: "Wudu is (required) from what fire has touched, even if it be a piece of cheese."
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Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
By "that which has been altered by fire" is meant everything that has been prepared by cooking or roasting over fire.
(2)
The position of Abdullah radi Allahu anhu was that this ruling is not obligatory, because he himself saw the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam eat meat and then pray without performing ablution (wudu) again. Therefore, he posed the question to Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu to draw his attention to this. However, it is likely that Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu did not witness this action of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, which is why he remained firm on his own position. It is also possible that Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu was aware of this permission, but he wished that people would choose what is superior.
(3)
When a ruling in a hadith is stated in general terms, it should be understood as general, until other evidence indicates that a particular case is excluded from this generality.
(4)
The ahadith of the next chapter indicate that this ruling is not obligatory, i.e., it is not necessary to perform ablution (wudu) after eating or drinking something cooked over fire; rather, it is better and more virtuous.
(1)
By "that which has been altered by fire" is meant everything that has been prepared by cooking or roasting over fire.
(2)
The position of Abdullah radi Allahu anhu was that this ruling is not obligatory, because he himself saw the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam eat meat and then pray without performing ablution (wudu) again. Therefore, he posed the question to Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu to draw his attention to this. However, it is likely that Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu did not witness this action of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, which is why he remained firm on his own position. It is also possible that Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu was aware of this permission, but he wished that people would choose what is superior.
(3)
When a ruling in a hadith is stated in general terms, it should be understood as general, until other evidence indicates that a particular case is excluded from this generality.
(4)
The ahadith of the next chapter indicate that this ruling is not obligatory, i.e., it is not necessary to perform ablution (wudu) after eating or drinking something cooked over fire; rather, it is better and more virtuous.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 485
