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Wudū' From Eating Camel Meat

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Darussalam · Volume 1

1. THE BOOK OF PURIFICATION

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)

الحديث: 184 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 47

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184. Al-Barā' bin Azib said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was asked about performing Wudū' after eating camel meat. He replied: 'Perform Wudū' from it.' He was then asked about goat meat, and he replied, 'Do not perform Wudū' from it.' He was asked about praying in camel pens, so he replied: 'Do not pray in camel pens, since they are from the Shayātīn.' He was then asked about praying in goat pens, to which he replied: 'Pray in them, for they are blessed.'" (Saḥīḥ)

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184 - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّازِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ: " سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْوُضُوءِ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْإِبِلِ، فَقَالَ: «تَوَضَّئُوا مِنْهَا» وَسُئِلَ عَنْ لُحُومِ الْغَنَمِ، فَقَالَ: «لَا تَوَضَّئُوا مِنْهَا»، وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي مَبَارِكِ الْإِبِلِ، فَقَالَ: «لَا تُصَلُّوا فِي مَبَارِكِ الْإِبِلِ، فَإِنَّهَا مِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ» وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ، فَقَالَ: «صَلُّوا فِيهَا فَإِنَّهَا بَرَكَةٌ»

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The meat of a camel is lawful. Yet the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) has ordered the one who eats it to perform Wudū'. As for the wisdom behind this, Allāh knows best, see the brief discussion of Ibn Taymiyyah regarding the topic in the English translation of the book: "The Nature of Fasting," published by Darussalam.