40. Chapter
٤٠۔ كِتَابُ الصَّدَاقِ
A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: Is there any food from which I should keep myself away? I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Anything which creates doubt should not occur in your mind by which you resemble Christianity. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3784)
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ طَعَامًا أَتَحَرَّجُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لَا يَخْتَلِجَنَّ فِي نَفْسِكَ شَيْءٌ ضَارَعْتَ فِيهِ النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ وَرُوِيَ فِي ذَلِكَ أَيْضًا عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ
[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, my father used to maintain ties of kinship and do good deeds, but he died during the time of Jahiliyyah (ignorance). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Your father intended something, and he achieved it," meaning mentioning Allah. I said, "I want to ask you about a type of food that I do not leave except out of shyness." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not be shy of anything that brings forth benefit or prevents harm." I said, "I send my dog to catch game, and I do not slaughter for it except a Marwah tree branch and a wooden staff." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Order your dog with whatever you want and mention the name of Allah."
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي كَانَ يَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ وَيَفْعَلُ وَيَفْعَلُ وَإِنَّهُ مَاتَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَبَاكَ أَرَادَ أَمْرًا فَأَدْرَكَهُ يَعْنِي الذِّكْرَ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ طَعَامٍ لَا أَدَعُهُ إِلَّا تَحَرُّجًا قَالَ فَلَا تَحَرَّجْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ ضَارَعْتَ فِيهِ النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ أُرْسِلُ كَلْبِي فَيَأْخُذُ الصَّيْدَ فَلَا يَكُونُ مَعِي مَا أُذَكِّيهِ إِلَّا الْمَرْوَةَ وَالْعَصَا فَقَالَ أَمِرَّ الدَّمَ بِمَا شِئْتَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللهِ ﷻ