Reiteration of the conditions for eating in the vessels of the People of the Book
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The questioner:
Finally, Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, regarding the benefit in his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), “except if you do not find anything else,” it would be good if you could repeat it.
The Shaykh:
The benefit.
The questioner:
Yes, from the fact that it is “except if you do not find anything else.”
The Shaykh:
Yes, we did not say there is a second condition; we said that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted it with two conditions: the absence of any other option, and washing them. We mentioned that the correct view is that this falls under the category of recommendation, not obligation, as evidenced by the fact that the Companions used the vessels of the disbelievers, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ate from the food of a Jew who invited him; he ate from it while it was in his vessel. This is evidence that their vessels are pure. Yes.
Finally, Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, regarding the benefit in his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), “except if you do not find anything else,” it would be good if you could repeat it.
The Shaykh:
The benefit.
The questioner:
Yes, from the fact that it is “except if you do not find anything else.”
The Shaykh:
Yes, we did not say there is a second condition; we said that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted it with two conditions: the absence of any other option, and washing them. We mentioned that the correct view is that this falls under the category of recommendation, not obligation, as evidenced by the fact that the Companions used the vessels of the disbelievers, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ate from the food of a Jew who invited him; he ate from it while it was in his vessel. This is evidence that their vessels are pure. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الآنية - 2 — islamhouse.com (51:20)
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