Chapter on Vessels
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The Shaykh : We begin now.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The author said: "Chapter on Vessels".
Vessels is the plural of vessel, and a vessel is a container. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned vessels here in the chapter on ritual purity, without mentioning them in the chapter on foods, even though foods are only presented in vessels, and drinks are presented in vessels. However, a thing should be mentioned at its first opportunity, and the first opportunity for vessels is the chapter on water, because water, as you know, is a flowing essence that cannot be contained except in a vessel. Therefore, they mentioned the chapter on vessels after mentioning the chapter on ritual purity. This is the reason, although vessels have a strong connection to the chapter on foods and the chapter on drinks. The original ruling for vessels is permissibility; any vessel you drink from or any vessel you eat from is originally permissible, except for what is harmful, which is forbidden. Or, if you wish, say: except for what evidence indicates is forbidden, and this is more comprehensive. Except for what evidence indicates is forbidden, it is forbidden; otherwise, the original ruling is permissibility. For this reason, if a person drinks from a ceramic vessel and someone says to him, "This is forbidden," what do we say? We say: "Bring the evidence." If he says, "Where is the evidence that drinking from ceramic is permissible?" we say: "The absence of evidence." The absence of evidence for prohibition is the evidence. Now, what about eating or drinking from a diamond vessel? Diamond is very expensive; he ate from it, and someone said to him, "This is forbidden." What do we say? We say: "This is permissible. The original ruling is permissibility, except for what evidence has been established for." Among what evidence has been established is that a person eats with a part of a human being, such as if he finds the top of a human head and uses it as a vessel. This is forbidden, because the human being is what? It is respected. Even if it is pure, it is respected, so it is not permissible to use a part of a human being as a vessel due to its respect. Also included in this are gold and silver vessels. It is forbidden to use gold and silver vessels for eating and drinking.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The author said: "Chapter on Vessels".
Vessels is the plural of vessel, and a vessel is a container. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned vessels here in the chapter on ritual purity, without mentioning them in the chapter on foods, even though foods are only presented in vessels, and drinks are presented in vessels. However, a thing should be mentioned at its first opportunity, and the first opportunity for vessels is the chapter on water, because water, as you know, is a flowing essence that cannot be contained except in a vessel. Therefore, they mentioned the chapter on vessels after mentioning the chapter on ritual purity. This is the reason, although vessels have a strong connection to the chapter on foods and the chapter on drinks. The original ruling for vessels is permissibility; any vessel you drink from or any vessel you eat from is originally permissible, except for what is harmful, which is forbidden. Or, if you wish, say: except for what evidence indicates is forbidden, and this is more comprehensive. Except for what evidence indicates is forbidden, it is forbidden; otherwise, the original ruling is permissibility. For this reason, if a person drinks from a ceramic vessel and someone says to him, "This is forbidden," what do we say? We say: "Bring the evidence." If he says, "Where is the evidence that drinking from ceramic is permissible?" we say: "The absence of evidence." The absence of evidence for prohibition is the evidence. Now, what about eating or drinking from a diamond vessel? Diamond is very expensive; he ate from it, and someone said to him, "This is forbidden." What do we say? We say: "This is permissible. The original ruling is permissibility, except for what evidence has been established for." Among what evidence has been established is that a person eats with a part of a human being, such as if he finds the top of a human head and uses it as a vessel. This is forbidden, because the human being is what? It is respected. Even if it is pure, it is respected, so it is not permissible to use a part of a human being as a vessel due to its respect. Also included in this are gold and silver vessels. It is forbidden to use gold and silver vessels for eating and drinking.