His third question asks whether the requirement to perform wudu' after eating camel meat includes the stomach, liver, and internal organs in general, or is it specific to the meat?
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The questioner : His third question asks whether the requirement to perform wudu' after eating the meat of camels includes the stomach, liver, and internal organs in general, or is it specific to the meat?
The Shaykh : There is also scholarly disagreement on this issue, as follows: First, does camel meat invalidate wudu' or not? Second, is it general for the entire camel, or is it specific to what the common people among us call the hibr?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The red meat? The stronger of these three opinions is that it invalidates wudu', whether from the meat of the hibr, the rumen, the liver, the intestines, or anything else, due to the generality of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): He said: "Do you perform wudu' from eating sheep meat?" He said: And because this meat, whether red or white, comes from a single animal, and a single animal in the Islamic Shari'ah does not have its parts differ in ruling; if it is lawful, it is lawful for all of it, and if it is forbidden, it is forbidden for all of it. This is unlike the Shari'ah of the Jews, for Allah the Exalted says: [Al-An'am 6:146] As for this Shari'ah, there is no animal whose parts differ in lawfulness and prohibition or in effect; rather, all the parts are one because they are nourished from one food and one drink, and by one blood. Therefore, the stronger opinion is that it is general, that all parts of the camel invalidate wudu', whether little or much, due to the generality of the evidence in this matter and its unrestricted nature, and because when Allah the Exalted forbade the meat of the pig, He said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:3] That included all parts of the pig, whether the stomach, the liver, the fat, or anything else.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, it is obligatory for one who eats anything from the meat of camels, from its liver, heart, rumen, intestines, red meat, or anything else, to perform wudu' for prayer, due to the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to do so. Then, according to what we have learned, it has a medical benefit, for they say that camel meat has an effect on the nerves.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Nothing calms it and cools it down except water, and this is part of the wisdom of the Shari'ah. Whether this is the wisdom or the wisdom is something else, we are worshipping Allah by what we have been commanded to do:[Al-Ahzab 33:36] For this reason, doctors say that a nervous person should not eat too much camel meat, because it affects him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And Allah knows best.
The questioner : Is it that there is no clear 'illah (operative cause), but rather it is an act of pure worship?
The Shaykh : It is generally considered by most scholars who say that it invalidates wudu' to be an act of pure worship, and some scholars said that it has this 'illah. Yes.
The questioner : A medical 'illah?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : There is also scholarly disagreement on this issue, as follows: First, does camel meat invalidate wudu' or not? Second, is it general for the entire camel, or is it specific to what the common people among us call the hibr?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The red meat? The stronger of these three opinions is that it invalidates wudu', whether from the meat of the hibr, the rumen, the liver, the intestines, or anything else, due to the generality of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
Perform wudu' from camel meat
توضؤوا من لحوم الإبلYes
نعمIf you wish
إن شئتAnd to those who are Jews We prohibited every animal of uncloven hoof; and of the cattle and the sheep We prohibited to them their fat, except what adheres to their backs or the entrails or what is joined with bone
وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ هَادُوا حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذِي ظُفُرٍ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهُمَا إِلَّا مَا حَمَلَتْ ظُهُورُهُمَا أَوِ الْحَوَايَا أَوْ مَا اخْتَلَطَ بِعَظْمٍProhibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine
حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ وَالدَّمُ وَلَحْمُ الْخِنزِيرِThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, it is obligatory for one who eats anything from the meat of camels, from its liver, heart, rumen, intestines, red meat, or anything else, to perform wudu' for prayer, due to the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to do so. Then, according to what we have learned, it has a medical benefit, for they say that camel meat has an effect on the nerves.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Nothing calms it and cools it down except water, and this is part of the wisdom of the Shari'ah. Whether this is the wisdom or the wisdom is something else, we are worshipping Allah by what we have been commanded to do:
It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair
وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And Allah knows best.
The questioner : Is it that there is no clear 'illah (operative cause), but rather it is an act of pure worship?
The Shaykh : It is generally considered by most scholars who say that it invalidates wudu' to be an act of pure worship, and some scholars said that it has this 'illah. Yes.
The questioner : A medical 'illah?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.