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185. Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī narrated that the Prophet ﷺ passed by a young man who was skinning a sheep. The Prophet ﷺ told him: "Come back (away from it), and let me show you (how to do it properly)." So he put his hands in between the skin and flesh, then inserted it until it disappeared up to his arm-pit. He then proceeded onwards, and lead the people in prayer without performing Wudū'. (Sahih)
'Amr (one of the narrators) added in his narration: "Meaning he did not touch any water."
Abū Dāwūd said: It was reported by 'Abdul-Wāhid bin Ziyād and Abū Mu'āwiyah from Hilāl, from 'Aṭā', from the Prophet ﷺ, in a Mursal form, and he did not mention Abū Sa'eed in it.
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Commentary
1. The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) was a teacher. Among the many things he taught was how to do a thing well.
2. Touching fat, meat, blood, or the skin of a lawful animal does not invalidate Wudū'.
