70/18. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5405 — Eating From a Pot and Praying Without New Wudu
To seize and catch flesh with the teeth (while eating).
Hadith About Eating Meat Without Renewing Wudu
Sahih Bukhari : 5405
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5405
وَعَنْ أَيُّوبَ، وَعَاصِمٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ انْتَشَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَرْقًا مِنْ قِدْرٍ فَأَكَلَ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى، وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) took out a bone with meat on it from a cooking pot and ate of it, and then offered the prayer without performing ablution anew.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5405In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 33USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 316
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5405
This Hadith about eating meat without renewing wudu reports another simple act from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Ibn ʿAbbas says the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم took out a bone with meat on it from a cooking pot, ate from it, and then prayed without performing ablution anew. The wording is direct. The key point is the sequence: he ate, then he prayed, and no new ablution was made. That makes this narration useful for people searching for hadith about food and wudu, eating meat before prayer, and whether food requires new ablution. It also shows a plain way of eating from cooked food, without any sign of formality. The lesson should stay within the text. The narration does not discuss every type of food or every condition of wudu. It simply gives a clear example of eating meat from a pot and then praying without renewing ablution.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ate meat from a bone taken from a pot.
- He then prayed without performing ablution anew.
- The report shows a direct example of ease after eating.
- The teaching should be kept to what the narration states.
