25/8. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1798 — Mouse Falling Into Cooking Fat
What Has Been Related About The Mouse That Dies In Cooking Fat
Hadith About a Mouse Falling Into Cooking Fat
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1798
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1798
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، وَأَبُو عَمَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ، أَنَّ فَأْرَةً، وَقَعَتْ، فِي سَمْنٍ فَمَاتَتْ فَسُئِلَ عَنْهَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " أَلْقُوهَا وَمَا حَوْلَهَا وَكُلُوهُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سُئِلَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا فِيهِ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ وَحَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ أَصَحُّ . وَرَوَى مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ وَهُوَ حَدِيثٌ غَيْرُ مَحْفُوظٍ . قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ يَقُولُ وَحَدِيثُ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَذَكَرَ فِيهِ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ " إِذَا كَانَ جَامِدًا فَأَلْقُوهَا وَمَا حَوْلَهَا وَإِنْ كَانَ مَائِعًا فَلاَ تَقْرَبُوهُ " . فَقَالَ هَذَا خَطَأٌ أَخْطَأَ فِيهِ مَعْمَرٌ . قَالَ وَالصَّحِيحُ حَدِيثُ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ .
Maimuna Narrated from:
A Mouse Fell In Some Cooking Fat And Died. So The Prophet (ﷺ) Was Asked About That And He Said: "Remove It (The Mouse) And What Was Around It And Then Eat It (The Fat)." He Said: There Are Something On This Topic From Abu Hurairah.[Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih. This Hadith Has Been Related From Az-Zuhri, From 'Ubaidullah, From Ibn 'Abbas, Saying: "The Prophet (ﷺ) As Asked" And They Did Not Mention Maimunah In It. The Narration Of Ibn 'Abbas From Maimunah Is More Correct. Ma'Mar Reported Similar From Az-Zuhri, From Sa'Eed Bin Al-Musayyab, From Abu Hurairah, From The Prophet (ﷺ). But This Hadith Is Not Preserved.He Said: I Heard Muhammad Bin Isma'Il Saying: "The Hadith Of Ma'Mar From Az-Zuhri, From Sa'Eed Bin Al-Musayyab, From Abu Hurairah, From The Prophet (ﷺ)" - And He Mentioned In It: 'That He Was Asked About It, So He Said: "When It (The Cooking Fat) Is Solid Then Remove It (The Mouse) And What Was Around It. And When It Is Liquid Then Do Not Use It.'" This Is A Mistake. Ma'Mar Made A Mistake With It. And He Said: What Is Correct Is The Narration Of Az-Zuhri From 'Ubaidullah, From Ibn 'Abbas, And Maimunah.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1798In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 12English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 1798
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1798
This hadith about a mouse falling into cooking fat reports from Ibn ‘Abbas, from Maimunah, that a mouse fell into some cooking fat and died. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was asked about it, and he said to remove the mouse and what was around it, and then eat the fat. The narration is about this exact case, so the explanation should not turn it into details not stated in the preserved wording. The text also contains a long hadith analysis. Abu ‘Eisa says it is hasan sahih and explains that the narration of Ibn ‘Abbas from Maimunah is more correct. He also reports criticism of another route as a mistake.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to remove the mouse and what was around it.
- The remaining fat was then to be eaten according to this report.
- The narration includes careful discussion of which chain is more correct.
