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Sunan Abi Dawud 191 — Remaining Food and Prayer Without New Wudu
Not Performing Wudu' FRom [Food Which Had Been Cooked] Over Fire
Eating Remaining Food and Praying Without New Wudu
Sunan Abi Dawud : 191
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 191
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْخَثْعَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ قَرَّبْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خُبْزًا وَلَحْمًا فَأَكَلَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِوَضُوءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ بِهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِفَضْلِ طَعَامِهِ فَأَكَلَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ .
Jabir b. 'Abd Allah Narrated from:
I presented bread and meat to the Prophet (ﷺ). He ate them and called for ablution water. he performed ablution and offered the noon (Dhuhr) prayer. He then called for the remaining food and ate it. He then got up and prayed and did not perform ablution.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 191In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 191English translation : Book 1, Hadith 191
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 191
This hadith gives a detailed sequence. Jabir says he presented bread and meat to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ate, called for ablution water, performed wudu, and prayed Dhuhr. Then he called for the remaining food and ate it. After that, he stood for prayer and did not perform ablution. The main topic is wudu after eating cooked food or meat. The hadith is helpful because it shows two moments: wudu before Dhuhr after eating, and then no new wudu after eating the remaining food. The explanation should stay with that sequence. For users searching did the Prophet make wudu after eating, this narration shows both action and non-renewal in one report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ate bread and meat before Dhuhr.
- He performed wudu and prayed Dhuhr.
- He later ate the remaining food and prayed without new wudu.
- The sequence helps readers avoid oversimplifying the report.
