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[Machine] "Who feeds the mouse when it dies in the food or drink?" He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not forbid that. We used to put butter in the containers, and he said, 'If a mouse dies in it, do not eat it.'"  

أحمد:١٤٦٨٣حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ جَابِرًا

عَنِ الْفَأْرَةِ تَمُوتُ فِي الطَّعَامِ أَوِ الشَّرَابِ أَطْعَمُهُ؟ قَالَ لَا زَجَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَ كُنَّا نَضَعُ السَّمْنَ فِي الْجِرَارِ فَقَالَ إِذَا مَاتَتِ الْفَأْرَةُ فِيهِ فَلَا تَطْعَمُوهُ