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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the wisdom behind the fact that camel meat invalidates the ablution?

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Q: What is the wisdom behind the fact that camel meat invalidates the ablution? And does camel meat soup also invalidate the ablution?

A: It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he ordered the ablution to be performed after eating camel meat, and he did not explain the wisdom to us. We know that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is Wise and All-Knowing, and He does not legislate for His servants except what is in their benefit and interest in this world and the Hereafter, and He does not prohibit them except from what harms them in this world and the Hereafter.
It is obligatory for the Muslim to accept the commands of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and act upon them, even if he does not know the specific wisdom, just as it is obligatory for him to refrain from what Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have prohibited, even if he does not know the specific wisdom; because he is a servant commanded to obey Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), created for that purpose, so he must comply and submit, while believing that Allah is Wise and All-Knowing. And when he knows the wisdom, that is better and better.
As for the broth from camel meat, and likewise milk, they do not invalidate the ablution; rather, only that meat specifically invalidates it; because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Perform ablution after eating camel meat, and do not perform ablution after eating sheep meatتوضؤوا من لحوم الإبل، ولا توضؤوا من لحوم الغنم
He said:
Yesنعم
He said: Do we perform ablution after eating sheep meat? He said:
If you wishإن شئت
And these are two authentic, established hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source binbaz.org.sa

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