Sahih Muslim, 359 a
sahihIbn Abbas reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) dressed himself, and then went out for prayer, when he was presented with bread and meat. He took three morsels out of that, and then offered prayer along with other people and did not touch water.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَلْحَلَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ ثِيَابَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَأُتِيَ بِهَدِيَّةٍ خُبْزٍ وَلَحْمٍ فَأَكَلَ ثَلاَثَ لُقَمٍ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ وَمَا مَسَّ مَاءً .
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 3, Hadith 121
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 3, Hadith 698 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
Purity is believers’ symbol that Islam encourages. As a result, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach his companions the rules of purification, especially when ablution is obligatory, recommended, or even unnecessary. In this hadith, Abdullah ibn Abbas narrated that one day the Prophet (ﷺ) dressed and then went out to pray in his mosque. Afterward, he was given bread and meat as a gift, which were cooked by fire. He took three morsels and then led people in prayer, without touching water. This indicates that it is not obligatory to perform ablution due to eating something cooked by fire. This hadith and others abrogate the hadiths that mentioned the command to perform ablution due to eating something cooked by fire. Abu Daoud and An-Nasa'i reported that Jaber ibn Abdullah said, "The last of the two matters that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to do was to leave off ablution due to eating something cooked by fire.” The hadith of Abdullah ibn Abbas contains the following benefits: (1) The Prophet's acceptance of gifts to make its owner happy, and (2) Islamic law's ease of the matters of purification after eating..