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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The wisdom behind the invalidation of wudu' by camel meat

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. A listener says: Muhammad Ahmad Mansur, an Egyptian residing in the Holy Makkah, asks: What is the wisdom behind the fact that camel meat invalidates wudu'? Is there a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Yes, the hadith is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that eating camel meat invalidates wudu', because he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Perform wudu' from camel meat." So the hadith is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in this regard, indeed more than one hadith. Therefore, the correct opinion among the scholars is that camel meat invalidates wudu', because the hadith is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the wisdom behind that, Allah knows best. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not explain the wisdom to us. If there had been a benefit for us in explaining the wisdom, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would have explained it.
It is obligatory for us to comply, even if we do not know the wisdom. It is obligatory for us to comply with what Allah has commanded or what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has commanded, whether we know the wisdom or not. However, some scholars say that camel meat causes a person to become intense and reckless, because the habit and character of camels are recklessness, strength, and harshness. So when a person eats from their meat, he is affected by some of their character. Therefore, he performs wudu' to alleviate that and remove it from him. And Allah knows best. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4198- الحكمة في نقض لحم الإبل للوضوء - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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