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Sunan an-Nasai 184 — Bread and Meat Before Prayer
Not Performing Wudu' From That Which Has Been Altered By Fire
Hadith About Bread, Meat, and Prayer Without Wudu
Sunan an-Nasai : 184
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 184
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنِ ابْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَكَلَ خُبْزًا وَلَحْمًا ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
I witnessed (that) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ate bread and meat, then stood for prayer and did not perform ablution.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 184In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 185English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 184
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 184
This hadith about bread and meat before prayer is reported by Ibn Abbas. He said that he witnessed the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم eat bread and meat, then stand for prayer without performing ablution. The value of the narration is in its plain wording. Ibn Abbas says he saw the event himself. The main search intent here is “does eating food break wudu” or “wudu after eating meat hadith.” The report answers by describing the Prophet’s action in this event: he ate bread and meat, then prayed without making wudu again. The text does not discuss all foods or all cases, so the explanation should not go beyond that. It simply shows an observed practice of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas personally witnessed the action he narrated.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ate bread and meat before prayer.
- The narration says he did not perform ablution after eating.
- The teaching is taken from a direct observed practice.
