70/58. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5462 — Eating Mutton and Prayer Without New Wudu
If supper or dinner is served (when the time for Salat is due).
Hadith About Eating Meat Without New Wudu Before Prayer
Sahih Bukhari : 5462
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5462
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ،. وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، عَمْرَو بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَحْتَزُّ مِنْ كَتِفِ شَاةٍ فِي يَدِهِ، فَدُعِيَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَأَلْقَاهَا وَالسِّكِّينَ الَّتِي كَانَ يَحْتَزُّ بِهَا، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى، وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ.
`Amr bin Umaiyya Narrated from:
Narrated `Amr bin Umaiyya: That he saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cutting a piece of mutton from its shoulder part he was carrying in his hand. When he was called for prayer, he put it down and the knife with which he was cutting it. Then he stood up and offered the prayer without performing new ablution.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5462In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 91USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 372
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5462
This hadith about eating meat without new wudu reports a direct action of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. He was cutting a piece of mutton from the shoulder of a sheep while holding it in his hand. When he was called to prayer, he put down the meat and the knife, then stood and prayed without performing a new ablution. The hadith is brief, so the explanation should stay close to what it says. It shows that, in this reported case, eating or handling that cooked mutton did not lead him to renew wudu before prayer. It also shows readiness for prayer when the call came, as he left the food and went to pray.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered the call to prayer by leaving the food.
- He put down both the meat and the knife before praying.
- The report shows he prayed without a new ablution in that case.
- A short action can teach a clear practical point.
