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Sunan Ibn Majah 497 — Camel Meat, Milk, and Prayer Places
What has been narrated about ablution due to camel meat
Camel Meat, Milk, and Prayer Places
Sunan Ibn Majah : 497
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 497
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ الْفَزَارِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَارِبَ بْنَ دِثَارٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " تَوَضَّئُوا مِنْ لُحُومِ الإِبِلِ وَلاَ تَوَضَّئُوا مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَنَمِ وَتَوَضَّئُوا مِنْ أَلْبَانِ الإِبِلِ وَلاَ تَوَضَّئُوا مِنْ أَلْبَانِ الْغَنَمِ وَصَلُّوا فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ وَلاَ تُصَلُّوا فِي مَعَاطِنِ الإِبِلِ " .
'Abdullah bin 'Amr Narrated from:
I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Perform ablution after (eating) camel meat, but do not perform ablution after (eating) mutton. Perform ablution after (drinking) camel's milk, but do not perform ablution after (drinking) sheep's milk. Perform prayer in the sheep pens but not do in the camels' Ma'atin.'
[1] The kneeling place of camels near water. (Explanation by Sindi)Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 497In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 231English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 497
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 497
This Hadith from Abdullah bin Amr includes several connected points. The Prophet said to perform ablution after eating camel meat, but not after mutton. He also said to perform ablution after drinking camel's milk, but not after sheep's milk. Then he mentioned prayer in sheep pens and not in camels' Ma'atin. Searchers may type “camel meat camel milk wudu hadith” or “pray in sheep pens not camel places hadith.” The text should be read carefully because it names four food and drink cases, then adds guidance about two kinds of animal places. The main lesson is to keep each instruction exactly as it appears.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith links wudu with camel meat and camel's milk.
- It says not to perform wudu after mutton and sheep's milk.
- It gives separate guidance about sheep pens and camels' Ma'atin.
