The Hadith of Umm Salimah and the Silver Vessel for Healing
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The Shaykh:
But this is an analogy, and analogy does not apply from every angle, meaning to everything. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah be pleased with you, O Shaykh. The hadith of Salimah regarding the silver vessel; it contained some of the marks of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). She would put water in it, cool it down, and give it to some of the Companions to drink for healing.
The Shaykh:
No, this is not to be taken as evidence for the permissibility of making vessels from silver, because the proof is in the words of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
But the words of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) were only for drinking, not for general use; this hadith is to be restricted to that.
The Shaykh:
This was mentioned by others, such as Muhammad 'Abd al-Yamin, but the issue is whether the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of this or did not approve of it after the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
But this is an analogy, and analogy does not apply from every angle, meaning to everything. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah be pleased with you, O Shaykh. The hadith of Salimah regarding the silver vessel; it contained some of the marks of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). She would put water in it, cool it down, and give it to some of the Companions to drink for healing.
The Shaykh:
No, this is not to be taken as evidence for the permissibility of making vessels from silver, because the proof is in the words of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
But the words of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) were only for drinking, not for general use; this hadith is to be restricted to that.
The Shaykh:
This was mentioned by others, such as Muhammad 'Abd al-Yamin, but the issue is whether the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of this or did not approve of it after the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من باب الآنية — islamhouse.com (44:15)
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