The Meaning of the Phrase "If You Wish" Regarding Ablution from Eating Lamb Meat
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The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Does the phrase "if you wish" indicate that proceeding is recommended?
The Shaykh:
Approximately, Jabir and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes perform ablution and sometimes not perform ablution from eating lamb meat and food cooked in a pot. If he performed ablution from it, that is better, and if he did not perform ablution, there is no harm, (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
That he was once holding a bone from a sheep in his hand, then the iqamah was called, so he stood up and left it, and he did not perform wudu' and did not wash his mouth, yes.
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Does the phrase "if you wish" indicate that proceeding is recommended?
The Shaykh:
Approximately, Jabir and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes perform ablution and sometimes not perform ablution from eating lamb meat and food cooked in a pot. If he performed ablution from it, that is better, and if he did not perform ablution, there is no harm, (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
That he was once holding a bone from a sheep in his hand, then the iqamah was called, so he stood up and left it, and he did not perform wudu' and did not wash his mouth, yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أبواب نواقض الوضوء — islamhouse.com (26:15)
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