Explanation of the Book of Foods-05a
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The reciter: Ibrahim ibn al-Mundhir narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Falyah narrated to me, saying: My father narrated to me from Sa'id ibn al-Harith from Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with them both): Sahih al-Bukhari 5457
The Shaykh : It is clear.
that he asked Jabir bin `Abdullah about performing ablution after taking a cooked meal. He replied, "It is not essential," and added, "We never used to get such kind of food during the lifetime of the Prophet except rarely; and if at all we got such a dish, we did not have any handkerchiefs to wipe our hands with except the palms of our hands, our forearms and our feet. We would perform the prayer thereafter with-out performing new ablution."
أنه سأله عن الوضوء مما مست النار فقال : لا قد كنا زمان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لا نجد مثل ذلك من الطعام إلا قليلاً فإذا نحن وجدناه لم يكن لنا مناديل إلا أكفنا وسواعدنا وأقدامنا ثم نصلي ولا نتوضأThe Shaykh : It is clear.