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Sunan Abi Dawud 187 — Eating Goat Shoulder Without New Wudu
Not Performing Wudu' FRom [Food Which Had Been Cooked] Over Fire
Eating Goat Shoulder and Praying Without Renewing Wudu
Sunan Abi Dawud : 187
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 187
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَكَلَ كَتِفَ شَاةٍ ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took (the meat of) a (goat's) shoulder and offered prayer and did not perform ablution.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 187In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 187English translation : Book 1, Hadith 187
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 187
This hadith is short and clear. Ibn Abbas says the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم took meat from a goat’s shoulder, offered prayer, and did not perform ablution. The core topic is wudu after eating meat, especially goat or sheep meat. The report does not mention camel meat, cooked fire, or any other condition, so the explanation should not add those details. It simply shows that in this narration, eating from a goat’s shoulder was followed by prayer without a new ablution. For readers searching hadith about eating meat without wudu, this is a direct text. It also shows that actions of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم were carefully observed and passed on as guidance.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ate goat shoulder and then prayed.
- In this report, he did not renew ablution after eating it.
- The action was observed and narrated by Ibn Abbas.
- The hadith should not be stretched beyond the meat and prayer mentioned.
