And may Allah send blessings and peace upon His servant and Messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows:
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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His servant and messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The Shaykh As for what follows: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And in the two Sahihs, from Nafi' from Ibn 'Umar. And al-Bukhari narrated it from the hadith of 'Abd Allah ibn Dinar from Ibn 'Umar: .
The Shaykh And in the hadith of Jabir from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said when he passed by al-Hijr:Sahih al-Bukhari 433.
The Shaykh So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade entering the places of the punished people except while weeping, fearing that what befell them would befall the one who enters. And he forbade benefiting from their water, even to the point that he ordered them, despite their need in that expedition—which was the most severe expedition the Muslims ever faced—to feed the camels dough made from their water. And it was also narrated from him (peace and blessings be upon him): ".
The Shaykh : The Shaykh In this hadith there are benefits: Among them is that it is not permissible to enter the dwellings of al-Hijr except with this condition, which is that the person entering must be weeping. If he does not weep, he does not enter. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say: "If you do not weep, then make yourselves weep." He said:
The Shaykh Secondly: That its water is forbidden except for the well of the she-camel.
The Shaykh Thirdly: That it is permissible to feed animals what is forbidden for humans, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the animals be fed the dough.
The Shaykh Fourthly: The Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) eagerness to preserve wealth and not waste it, and that whenever it is possible to benefit from it, it is not permissible to destroy it. For this reason, when this was forbidden for humans, he ordered that it be fed to the animals, and this is a type of benefit. Is it permissible to feed animals impurities? If the impurity mixed with their feed is slight, there is no harm. If it is much, then if it is near the time of milking or slaughtering, it is forbidden to feed it to them, because that may affect their meat and milk. Otherwise, there is no harm, because animals are not obligated to observe religious duties. If someone asks: "If we give them impurities and then we want to slaughter them—meaning we gave them impurities based on the fact that we had no intention of slaughtering them, but it occurred to us to slaughter them—what do we do?" We say: It is held back and fed pure food for three days, and then it is slaughtered and eaten. And its milk is not drunk until it is fed pure food for three days. If someone asks: "Is it like watering palm trees with impure water or fertilizing them with impure manure?" We say: No, because the majority of scholars are of the opinion that it is permissible to water trees with impure water and fertilize them with impure manure, and that their fruit does not become impure. This is the view of the majority of scholars, and it is the correct one. And the people among us used to do this; they would take the manure of donkeys, which is their dung, and fertilize the trees with it, and they saw no harm in it. But if the effects of impurity appear on the fruits, then we say it is not permissible to eat them, because they have become impure and changed. But if this impure substance undergoes a change and becomes good and no longer affects the fruits, then there is no harm. Yes.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His servant and messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The Shaykh As for what follows: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And in the two Sahihs, from Nafi' from Ibn 'Umar
That the people camped with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at al-Hijr, the land of Thamud, and they drew water from its wells and kneaded dough with it. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to pour out what they had drawn and to feed the camels the dough, and he ordered them to draw water from the well that the she-camel used to visit.
أن الناس نزلوا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على الحجر أرض ثمود فاستقوا من آبارها وعجنوا به العجين، فأمرهم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يهريقوا ما استقوا ويعلفوا الإبل العجين وأمرهم أن يستقوا من البئر التي كانت تردها الناقةThat when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) camped at al-Hijr during the expedition of Tabuk, he ordered them not to drink from its wells or draw water from them. They said: "We have already kneaded dough with it and drawn water." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to discard that dough and pour out that water.
أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لما نزل الحجر في غزوة تبوك أمرهم أن لا يشربوا من بآرها، ولا يستقوا منها فقالوا : قد عجنا منها واستقينا ، فأمرهم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يطرحوا ذلك العجين ، ويهريقوا ذلك الماءThe Shaykh And in the hadith of Jabir from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said when he passed by al-Hijr:
Do not enter (the places) of these people where Allah's punishment had fallen unless you do so weeping. If you do not weep, do not enter (the places of these people) because Allah's curse and punishment which fell upon them may fall upon you.
لا تدخلوا على هؤلاء المعَذبين ، إلا أن تكونوا باكين فإن لم تكونوا باكين فلا تدخلوا عليهم أن يصيبكم ما أصابهمThe Shaykh So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade entering the places of the punished people except while weeping, fearing that what befell them would befall the one who enters. And he forbade benefiting from their water, even to the point that he ordered them, despite their need in that expedition—which was the most severe expedition the Muslims ever faced—to feed the camels dough made from their water. And it was also narrated from him (peace and blessings be upon him): ".
The Shaykh : The Shaykh In this hadith there are benefits: Among them is that it is not permissible to enter the dwellings of al-Hijr except with this condition, which is that the person entering must be weeping. If he does not weep, he does not enter. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say: "If you do not weep, then make yourselves weep." He said:
Do not enter them, fearing that what befell them will befall us.
لا تدخلوها خشية أن يصيبنا ما أصابهمThe Shaykh Secondly: That its water is forbidden except for the well of the she-camel.
The Shaykh Thirdly: That it is permissible to feed animals what is forbidden for humans, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the animals be fed the dough.
The Shaykh Fourthly: The Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) eagerness to preserve wealth and not waste it, and that whenever it is possible to benefit from it, it is not permissible to destroy it. For this reason, when this was forbidden for humans, he ordered that it be fed to the animals, and this is a type of benefit. Is it permissible to feed animals impurities? If the impurity mixed with their feed is slight, there is no harm. If it is much, then if it is near the time of milking or slaughtering, it is forbidden to feed it to them, because that may affect their meat and milk. Otherwise, there is no harm, because animals are not obligated to observe religious duties. If someone asks: "If we give them impurities and then we want to slaughter them—meaning we gave them impurities based on the fact that we had no intention of slaughtering them, but it occurred to us to slaughter them—what do we do?" We say: It is held back and fed pure food for three days, and then it is slaughtered and eaten. And its milk is not drunk until it is fed pure food for three days. If someone asks: "Is it like watering palm trees with impure water or fertilizing them with impure manure?" We say: No, because the majority of scholars are of the opinion that it is permissible to water trees with impure water and fertilize them with impure manure, and that their fruit does not become impure. This is the view of the majority of scholars, and it is the correct one. And the people among us used to do this; they would take the manure of donkeys, which is their dung, and fertilize the trees with it, and they saw no harm in it. But if the effects of impurity appear on the fruits, then we say it is not permissible to eat them, because they have become impure and changed. But if this impure substance undergoes a change and becomes good and no longer affects the fruits, then there is no harm. Yes.