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Sunan Ibn Majah 2831

Chapter: Eating from the vessels of the polytheists

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2831

Narrator:Abu Tha‘laba al-Khushanī

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو فَرْوَةَ، يَزِيدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ، رُوَيْمٍ اللَّخْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيِّ، - قَالَ وَلَقِيَهُ وَكَلَّمَهُ - قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قُدُورُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ نَطْبُخُ فِيهَا قَالَ ‏

"‏ لاَ تَطْبُخُوا فِيهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَإِنِ احْتَجْنَا إِلَيْهَا فَلَمْ نَجِدْ مِنْهَا بُدًّا قَالَ ‏"‏ فَارْحَضُوهَا رَحْضًا حَسَنًا ثُمَّ اطْبُخُوا وَكُلُوا ‏"

‘Urwah bin Ruwaim Al-Lakhmi narrated that Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani – whom he said he met and spoke with – said:

“I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and asked him: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Can we cook in the vessels of the idolaters?’ He said: ‘Do not cook in them.’ I said: ‘What if we need them and cannot find anything else?’ He said: ‘Wash them well, then cook and eat.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2831).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( لَا تَطْبُخُوا فِيهَا ) الِاسْتِحْبَاب عَنْ الِاحْتِرَاز عَنْ آنِيَتِهِمْ مَعَ وُجُود الْغَيْر إِذْ الْكَلَام فِيمَا يَسْتَعْمِلُونَ فِيهِ الْأَشْيَاء النَّجِسَة وَالِاحْتِرَاز عَنْهَا أَحْسَن ( فَارْحَضُوهَا ) بِفَتْحِ الْحَاء الْمُهْمَلَة وَبِالضَّادِ الْمُعْجَمَة أَيْ اِغْسِلُوهَا مِنْ رَخَّصَهُ كَمَنَعَهُ غَسَلَهُ وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2831
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2831
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2831

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  • إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة (2346)لَا تَطْبُخُوا فِيهَا قُلْتُ : فَإِنِ احْتَجْنَا إِلَيْهَا فَلَمْ نَجِدْ مِنْهَا بُدًّا ؟ قَالَ : فَارْحَضُوهَا رَحْضًا حَسَنًا ، ثُمَّ اطْبُخُوا وَكُلُوا

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"‏ إِنْ وَجَدْتُمْ غَيْرَ آنِيَتِهِمْ فَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا فِيهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَاغْسِلُوهَا وَكُلُوا فِيهَا ‏"

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"‏ أَنْقُوهَا غَسْلاً وَاطْبُخُوا فِيهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَنَهَى عَنْ كُلِّ سَبُعٍ وَذِي نَابٍ ‏.‏

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3839

We live in the neighbourhood of the People of the Book and they cook in their pots(the flesh of) swine and drink wine in their vessels. The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: If you find any other pots, then eat in them and drink. But if you do not find any others, then wash them with water and eat and…

إِنْ وَجَدْتُمْ غَيْرَهَا فَكُلُوا فِيهَا وَاشْرَبُوا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا غَيْرَهَا فَارْحَضُوهَا بِالْمَاءِ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا ‏"

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