What is the wisdom behind the command to perform wudu after eating camel meat
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The questioner:
Many people ask about the wisdom behind the command to perform wudu after eating camel meat, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
There is no apparent wisdom for us, but the hadiths are authentic.
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh:
The command to perform wudu for one who eats camel meat: the hadiths are authentic, but the wisdom has not been specified. Allah knows best regarding that. Some scholars seek it and say that camels have a harshness,
The presenter:
Ah.
The Shaykh:
and a recklessness, and wudu calms this harshness and this recklessness, because the one who eats their meat is affected by their character, their recklessness, their strength, and their roughness. So when he performs wudu, the wudu extinguishes that, it extinguishes this harshness, this roughness, and this recklessness. Therefore, wudu was legislated. They said, with evidence, that there is a difference between camel herders and sheep herders. Camel herders are predominantly characterized by roughness, harshness, and severity because they were affected by the camels. As for sheep herders, they are predominantly characterized by calmness, tranquility, and serenity because they were affected by the sheep. Likewise, the prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) used to herd sheep. Allah the Exalted did not mention anything about Musa (peace be upon him) regarding this.
The presenter:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
And our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) herded sheep.
The presenter:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Shaykh:
He said: "There is no prophet who did not herd sheep." This is the basis of the difference, and Allah knows best. The wisdom in performing wudu from camel meat and not performing wudu from sheep meat is itself.
Many people ask about the wisdom behind the command to perform wudu after eating camel meat, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
There is no apparent wisdom for us, but the hadiths are authentic.
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh:
The command to perform wudu for one who eats camel meat: the hadiths are authentic, but the wisdom has not been specified. Allah knows best regarding that. Some scholars seek it and say that camels have a harshness,
The presenter:
Ah.
The Shaykh:
and a recklessness, and wudu calms this harshness and this recklessness, because the one who eats their meat is affected by their character, their recklessness, their strength, and their roughness. So when he performs wudu, the wudu extinguishes that, it extinguishes this harshness, this roughness, and this recklessness. Therefore, wudu was legislated. They said, with evidence, that there is a difference between camel herders and sheep herders. Camel herders are predominantly characterized by roughness, harshness, and severity because they were affected by the camels. As for sheep herders, they are predominantly characterized by calmness, tranquility, and serenity because they were affected by the sheep. Likewise, the prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) used to herd sheep. Allah the Exalted did not mention anything about Musa (peace be upon him) regarding this.
The presenter:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
And our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) herded sheep.
The presenter:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Shaykh:
He said: "There is no prophet who did not herd sheep." This is the basis of the difference, and Allah knows best. The wisdom in performing wudu from camel meat and not performing wudu from sheep meat is itself.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الحكمة في الأمر بالوضوء بعد أكل لحم الإبل - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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