Benefits of the Hadith (That the cup of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) broke . . . ).
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The Shaykh : The following benefits are derived from this hadith: First: The eagerness of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to preserve wealth as long as it can be preserved, preserving the value of a thing as long as it can be preserved. The indication of this is that when his cup broke, he did not throw it away, but rather he repaired it and used it.
And among them: That this is considered a pillar of the pillars of economy, which is that a person does not waste anything of his wealth from which he can benefit. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited the wasting of wealth. And wealth, as you know, Allah the Exalted made it the means of sustenance for people, by which the interests of their religion and their worldly affairs are established. So a person must preserve his wealth because he is accountable for it, and because by it his religion and his worldly affairs are established, as Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:5].
And among them: The humility of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in that he used to drink from vessels even if they were tied.
And from it: That it is permissible to use a chain of silver to tie vessels, and this is not considered drinking from silver vessels, because the consideration is for the original vessel. Does the handle fall under this or not? For example, if this vessel needs a handle of silver, is it permissible or not permissible? We say: If it is needed, then yes, but if it is not needed, then no. This is because the analogy to this issue is not established unless there is a need, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only took the chain for what? For his need for it; he did not take it as adornment.
And among the benefits of this hadith: The permissibility of touching the silver that was tied to the vessel when drinking and when eating. The indication of this is that Anas did not mention that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to avoid touching this chain. I said that because some scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) say that it is disliked to touch this chain of silver, because if he touches it, he becomes one who touches what? Silver. So we say: First: There is no evidence for this, rather the apparent evidence is that there is no harm, because it was not narrated from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to avoid it.
Second: That if something is permitted, it is permissible. So as long as the Shari'ah has permitted it, it is permissible. For example, if the vessel is square, some jurists say do not drink from the square part that has a strip of silver, because you touch it, and it is disliked to touch silver. The correct view is the opposite, and that there is no harm in touching it. Is a strip of gold analogous to a strip of silver? Meaning, if a person's cup breaks, is it permissible to tie it with a strip of gold? The answer is: No. Why? Because the original ruling is the prohibition of using gold and silver in eating and drinking. And if this is the original ruling, then we do not depart from the original ruling except to the extent that the Sunnah has come. And the Sunnah came with silver, not gold. This is from one angle, and from another angle, gold is more expensive than silver for all people, so the higher cannot be equated with the lower. If that had been mentioned regarding gold, we would have analogized silver to it, but the reverse is not the case, because gold is higher than silver, so it is not analogized to it.
And among them: That this is considered a pillar of the pillars of economy, which is that a person does not waste anything of his wealth from which he can benefit. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited the wasting of wealth. And wealth, as you know, Allah the Exalted made it the means of sustenance for people, by which the interests of their religion and their worldly affairs are established. So a person must preserve his wealth because he is accountable for it, and because by it his religion and his worldly affairs are established, as Allah the Exalted said:
And do not give the weak-minded your property, which Allah has made a means of sustenance for you
ولا تؤتوا السّفهاء أموالكم التي جعل الله لكم قيامًاAnd among them: The humility of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in that he used to drink from vessels even if they were tied.
And from it: That it is permissible to use a chain of silver to tie vessels, and this is not considered drinking from silver vessels, because the consideration is for the original vessel. Does the handle fall under this or not? For example, if this vessel needs a handle of silver, is it permissible or not permissible? We say: If it is needed, then yes, but if it is not needed, then no. This is because the analogy to this issue is not established unless there is a need, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only took the chain for what? For his need for it; he did not take it as adornment.
And among the benefits of this hadith: The permissibility of touching the silver that was tied to the vessel when drinking and when eating. The indication of this is that Anas did not mention that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to avoid touching this chain. I said that because some scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) say that it is disliked to touch this chain of silver, because if he touches it, he becomes one who touches what? Silver. So we say: First: There is no evidence for this, rather the apparent evidence is that there is no harm, because it was not narrated from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to avoid it.
Second: That if something is permitted, it is permissible. So as long as the Shari'ah has permitted it, it is permissible. For example, if the vessel is square, some jurists say do not drink from the square part that has a strip of silver, because you touch it, and it is disliked to touch silver. The correct view is the opposite, and that there is no harm in touching it. Is a strip of gold analogous to a strip of silver? Meaning, if a person's cup breaks, is it permissible to tie it with a strip of gold? The answer is: No. Why? Because the original ruling is the prohibition of using gold and silver in eating and drinking. And if this is the original ruling, then we do not depart from the original ruling except to the extent that the Sunnah has come. And the Sunnah came with silver, not gold. This is from one angle, and from another angle, gold is more expensive than silver for all people, so the higher cannot be equated with the lower. If that had been mentioned regarding gold, we would have analogized silver to it, but the reverse is not the case, because gold is higher than silver, so it is not analogized to it.