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Sunan Ibn Majah 486 — Food Touched by Fire and Wudu
Ablution after (eating) that which has been changed by fire (i.e., cooked upon fire)
Food Touched by Fire and Wudu
Sunan Ibn Majah : 486
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 486
حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " تَوَضَّئُوا مِمَّا مَسَّتِ النَّارُ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'Perform ablution after (eating) that which has been changed by fire.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 486In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 220English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 486
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 486
This narration from Aishah gives a short instruction: perform ablution after eating that which has been changed by fire. It is a plain Hadith about wudu and cooked food. Searchers may look for it as “perform wudu after food touched by fire” or “changed by fire wudu hadith.” The wording does not name a specific dish, meat, or meal. It speaks in general terms about food affected by fire. Because the text is brief, the best explanation is also simple. The Hadith shows how purification was connected with eating in this report, and how the Prophet’s words were preserved even when the teaching was given in one short sentence.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration mentions wudu after food changed by fire.
- It does not limit the wording to one named food.
- The Hadith shows how short Prophetic instructions were preserved carefully.
