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Ikrash ibn Dhu’ayb narrated: We were brought a large bowl of tharid and meat, and we began eating. I reached around its sides, while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ate from in front of him. He took my right hand with his left and said: “O Ikrash, eat from one place, for it is one type of food.” Then we were brought a plate with various fresh dates, and I ate from in front of me, while the Prophet’s hand moved around the plate. He said: “O Ikrash, eat from wherever you wish, 1 for it is not one type.” Then water was brought, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) washed his hands, wiped his face, forearms, and head with the moisture, and said: “O Ikrash, this is the wudu 2 for what the fire has touched.” [Narrated by al-Tirmidhi]
Bukhari narrated from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): He was asked about wudu for food touched by fire. He said: “No, during the Prophet’s time, we rarely found such food. When we did, we had no napkins except our palms, forearms, and feet, and we prayed without wudu.”
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Commentary and footnotes (4)
Note 1
(1) The statement: “Eat from wherever you wish, etc.”: Ibn al-Malik said: This indicates that for fruit of one type, one should not reach around as with food, but if the food has various types, one may reach and eat any type desired, per “Al-Mirqat.”
Note 2
(2) The statement: “This is the wudu”: This refers to customary wudu, meaning washing hands for food cooked with fire. Legal wudu was required early in Islam but was abrogated by such hadiths, per “Al-Mirqat” and “Al-Kawkab al-Durri.”
Note 1
(١) قوله: كل من حيث شئت إلخ: قال ابن الملك: فيه تنبيه على أن الفاكهة إذا كان لونها واحدا لا يجوز أن يخبط بيدهكالطعام، وعلى أن الطعام إذا كان ذا ألوان يجوز أن يخبط ويأكل من أيِّ نوع يريده. كذا في (المرقاة).
Note 2
(٢) قوله: هذا الوضوء: أي العرفي، يعني غَسل اليدين مما غيَّرت النار أي لأجل طعام طبخ بالنار، وأما الوضوءالشرعي فكان في ابتداء الإسلام، ثم نسخ بمثل هذه الأحاديث. التقطته من (المرقاة) و (الكوكب الدري).