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Sunan Abi Dawud 188 — Mutton, Adhan, and Prayer
Not Performing Wudu' FRom [Food Which Had Been Cooked] Over Fire
Mutton and Prayer Hadith: Responding When Salah Is Called
Sunan Abi Dawud : 188
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 188
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ، - الْمَعْنَى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَخْرَةَ، جَامِعِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ ضِفْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَأَمَرَ بِجَنْبٍ فَشُوِيَ وَأَخَذَ الشَّفْرَةَ فَجَعَلَ يَحُزُّ لِي بِهَا مِنْهُ - قَالَ - فَجَاءَ بِلاَلٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلاَةِ - قَالَ - فَأَلْقَى الشَّفْرَةَ وَقَالَ " مَا لَهُ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاهُ " . وَقَامَ يُصَلِّي . زَادَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ وَكَانَ شَارِبِي وَفَى فَقَصَّهُ لِي عَلَى سِوَاكٍ . أَوْ قَالَ أَقُصُّهُ لَكَ عَلَى سِوَاكٍ .
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah Narrated from:
One night I became the guest of the Prophet (ﷺ). He ordered that a piece of mutton be roasted, and it was roasted. He then took a knife and began to cut the meat with it for me. In the meantime Bilal came and called him for prayer. He threw the knife and said: What happened! may his hands be smeared with earth! He then stood for offering prayer.Al-Anbari added: My moustaches became lengthy. He trimmed them by placing a took-stick; or he said: I shall trim your moustaches by placing the tooth-stick there. Al-Anbari said: My moustaches became lengthy. He trimmed them by placing a tooth-stick; or he said: I shall trim your moustaches by placing the tooth-stick there.
[1] This is the beginning of the second volume of the manuscript according to the division of Al-Khaṭīb Al-Baghdādī.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 188In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 188English translation : Book 1, Hadith 188
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 188
This hadith describes a night when Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah was the Prophet’s guest. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered a piece of mutton to be roasted and cut it with a knife for him. Then Bilal came and called him to prayer. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم threw the knife aside, made a brief remark, and stood for prayer. The report also includes an added note about trimming a long moustache using a tooth-stick. The main searchable topic is eating meat and prayer, because the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم moved from the meal setting to salah. The text does not explicitly say he performed wudu at that moment, so the explanation should avoid adding that. It shows readiness to answer the call to prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم honored his guest by serving him food.
- When Bilal called for prayer, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stood for salah.
- The report shows movement from food to worship.
- The added note mentions trimming a long moustache with a tooth-stick.
