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Does eating camel meat invalidate the ablution, and is there evidence for this?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Does eating camel meat invalidate the ablution? And is there evidence for this? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Yes, the correct view is that eating camel meat invalidates the ablution, based on the authentic hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he was asked:
Should I perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh? He said: Yes, perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh.أتوضأ من لحوم الإبل؟ قال نعم، توضأوا من لحوم الإبل
Sahih Muslim 360a
. This is an authentic hadith indicating that it is obligatory for one who eats camel meat to perform ablution. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل أكل لحم الإبل ينقض الوضوء، وهل هناك أدلة على ذلك؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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