The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) found a date on the road and said: (If I did not fear that it might be from charity, I would have eaten it). Why did he not base his action on the original state of permissibility?
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The questioner : In the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he found dates on the road and said ?
The Shaykh : This is in the chapter of food, where caution is more emphasized. Also, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), perhaps, and Allah knows best, had an indication that strengthened the likelihood that it was charity.
The questioner : Regarding the purity of a rak'ah one is praying...?
The Shaykh : Yes, even if the original state is purity.
The questioner : Or if he saw urine, but it did not defile any specific spot of the place.
The Shaykh : This is what comes to us.
If I did not fear that it was from charity, I would have eaten it
لولا أخشى أني من الصدفة لأكلتهThe Shaykh : This is in the chapter of food, where caution is more emphasized. Also, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), perhaps, and Allah knows best, had an indication that strengthened the likelihood that it was charity.
The questioner : Regarding the purity of a rak'ah one is praying...?
The Shaykh : Yes, even if the original state is purity.
The questioner : Or if he saw urine, but it did not defile any specific spot of the place.
The Shaykh : This is what comes to us.