42/26. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4315 — Personal Dislike Is Not Prohibition
Mastigures
Is Mastigure Haram? A Clear Hadith on Personal Choice
Sunan an-Nasai : 4315
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4315
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا تَرَى فِي الضَّبِّ قَالَ " لَسْتُ بِآكِلِهِ وَلاَ مُحَرِّمِهِ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
A man said: "O Messenger of Allah what do you think about mastigures?" He said: "I do not eat them but I do not say that they are Haram."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4315In-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 53English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 4320
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4315
This Hadith gives a concise answer to the question, is mastigure haram? A man asked the Messenger of Allah what he thought about mastigures. He replied that he was not going to eat them, but he was not going to declare them forbidden. The main teaching is the difference between personal eating preference and a halal or haram ruling. The Prophet's choice not to eat is presented separately from legal prohibition. This prevents a reader from turning personal dislike or unfamiliarity into a religious ban without evidence. The narration itself does not state the reason for his choice, so this explanation does not add one. It simply follows the words given: he did not eat mastigure, and he did not make it haram.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet chose not to eat mastigure.
- He did not declare mastigure haram.
- A personal food choice should not be turned into a prohibition.
- Repeat the ruling as stated without adding an unstated reason.
