His other question asks about a fly falling into a vessel. He says: We request clarification of the meaning of this, or the degree of authenticity of the hadith to the effect that if a fly falls into one of your foods, let him dip it, for in one of its wings is a disease and in the other is a cure, or something to that effect.
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The questioner : His other question asks about a fly falling into a vessel. He says: We request clarification of the meaning of this, or the degree of authenticity of the hadith to the effect that if a fly falls into one of your foods, let him dip it, for in one of its wings is a disease and in the other is a cure, or something to that effect. He also says: Since some professors have objected to the authenticity of this hadith, we request that this be clarified. May Allah guide you.
The Shaykh : This hadith was narrated by al-Bukhari from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Darimi 8:19 And Abu Dawud added: Sunan Abi Dawud 3844Sahih (Al-Albani) It is an authentic hadith, and there is no basis for objecting to it after it has been established in "Sahih al-Bukhari". The fact that some people’s vision is limited regarding the wisdom of this hadith does not indicate that the hadith is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is a principle that everyone should know: if a man’s understanding is limited regarding the wisdom of a legal ruling, let him blame himself and not blame the sacred texts, for they are from the Wise, the All-Aware.
And those who criticized this hadith did so out of their lack of scrupulousness and lack of knowledge. Otherwise, it has been medically established that the fly contains a substance that is a cause of bacterial disease, and that this substance is in one of its wings, while in the other wing is another substance that resists it. Thus, the hadith is in complete agreement with what medicine has attested to. In any case, it is obligatory for a person to submit to what has come in the Book of Allah and what is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and not to attempt to weaken the hadiths reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) merely because his understanding has not reached the knowledge of their wisdom. For Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Isra 17:85] Yes.
The questioner : Yes, this is also a letter we received. Its author did not mention his name, but it indicates that he is from Yemen.
The Shaykh : This hadith was narrated by al-Bukhari from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If a fly falls into the drink of any one of you, let him dip it, for in one of its wings is a disease, and in the other is a cure.
إذا وقع الذباب في شراب أحدكم فليغمسه فإن في أحد جناحيه داءً، وفي الأخر دواءIt prevents the wing of it is which there is a cure
وإنه يتقي بجناحه الذي فيه الداءAnd those who criticized this hadith did so out of their lack of scrupulousness and lack of knowledge. Otherwise, it has been medically established that the fly contains a substance that is a cause of bacterial disease, and that this substance is in one of its wings, while in the other wing is another substance that resists it. Thus, the hadith is in complete agreement with what medicine has attested to. In any case, it is obligatory for a person to submit to what has come in the Book of Allah and what is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and not to attempt to weaken the hadiths reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) merely because his understanding has not reached the knowledge of their wisdom. For Allah the Exalted says:
And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little."
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًاThe questioner : Yes, this is also a letter we received. Its author did not mention his name, but it indicates that he is from Yemen.