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tabarani:1861[Chain 1] ʿUbayd b. Ghannām > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah [Chain 2] al-Ḥusayn b. Isḥāq al-Tustarī > ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > ʿUbaydullāh b. Mūsá > Zakariyyā b. Abū Zāʾidah > Simāk b. Ḥarb > Jaʿfar b. Abū Thawr > Jābir b. Samurah > Qāl a man Lilnnabī ﷺ Ayutawaḍḍaʾ from Luḥūm al-Ghanam > In Shiʾt Fatawaḍḍaʾ And ʾIn Shiʾt Falā Tawaḍḍaʾ

[Machine] A man asked the Prophet ﷺ , "Can I perform ablution using sheep's meat?" The Prophet replied, "If you want, you can perform ablution, and if you want, you don't have to." The man further asked, "Can I pray in the sheep's house?" The Prophet replied, "Yes, you can."  

الطبراني:١٨٦١حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَا ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَيُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَلَا تَوَضَّأْ» قَالَ فَأُصَلِّي فِي بَيْتِ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ»  


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muslim:360aAbū Kāmil Fuḍayl b. Ḥusayn al-Jaḥdarī > Abū ʿAwānah > ʿUthmān b. ʿAbdullāh b. Mawhab > Jaʿfar b. Abū Thawr > Jābir b. Samurah

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) whether he should perform ablution after (eating) mutton. He (the Messenger of Allah) said: Perform ablution it you so desire, and if you do not wish, do not perform it. He (again) asked: Should I perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh? He said: Yes, perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh. He (again) said: May I say prayer in the sheepfolds? He (the Messenger of Allah) said: Yes. He (the narrator) again said: May I say prayer where camels lie down? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No.  

مسلم:٣٦٠aحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَأَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَلاَ تَوَضَّأْ قَالَ أَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الإِبِلِ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَتَوَضَّأْ مِنْ لُحُومِ الإِبِلِ قَالَ أُصَلِّي فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أُصَلِّي فِي مَبَارِكِ الإِبِلِ قَالَ لاَ  

ibnhibban:1124Muḥammad b. Isḥāq b. Khuzaymah > Bishr b. Muʿādh al-ʿAqadī > Abū ʿAwānah > ʿUthmān b. ʿAbdullāh b. Mawhab > Jaʿfar b. Abū Thawr > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] A man asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , "O Messenger of Allah, do you perform ablution with the meat of sheep?" He said, "If you wish, perform ablution, and if you wish, do not perform ablution." The man asked, "Do you perform ablution with the meat of camels?" He said, "Yes." The man then asked, "May I pray in the blessed area of camels?" The Prophet replied, "No."  

ابن حبّان:١١٢٤أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَلَا تَتَوَضَّأْ» قَالَ أَنَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ أُصَلِّي فِي مَبَارِكِ الْإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ «لَا»  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْأَمْرَ بِالْوُضُوءِ مِمَّا مَسَّتِ النَّارُ مَنْسُوخٌ خَلَا لَحْمِ الْإِبِلِ وَحْدَهَا

ibnhibban:1154Muḥammad b. Isḥāq b. Khuzaymah > Bishr b. Muʿādh al-ʿAqadī > Abū ʿAwānah > ʿUthmān b. ʿAbdullāh b. Mawhab > Jaʿfar b. Abū Thawr > Jābir b. Samurah

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) whether he should perform ablution after (eating) mutton. He (the Messenger of Allah) said: Perform ablution it you so desire, and if you do not wish, do not perform it. He (again) asked: Should I perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh? He said: Yes, perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh. He (again) said: May I say prayer in the sheepfolds? He (the Messenger of Allah) said: Yes. He (the narrator) again said: May I say prayer where camels lie down? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No. (Using translation from Muslim 360a)  

ابن حبّان:١١٥٤أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَلَا تَتَوَضَّأْ» قَالَ أَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ تَوَضَّأْ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْإِبِلِ» قَالَ أُصَلِّي فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ أُصَلِّي فِي مَبَارِكِ الْإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ «لَا»  

ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ الْأَمْرَ بِالْوُضُوءِ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْإِبِلِ هُوَ الْمُسْتَثْنَى، مِمَّا أُبِيحَ مِنْ تَرْكِ الْوُضُوءِ، مِمَّا مَسَّتِ النَّارُ

ibnhibban:1156Muḥammad b. Isḥāq b. Khuzaymah > Bishr b. Muʿādh al-ʿAqadī > Abū ʿAwānah > ʿUthmān b. ʿAbdullāh b. Mawhab > Jaʿfar b. Abū Thawr > Jābir b. Samurah

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) whether he should perform ablution after (eating) mutton. He (the Messenger of Allah) said: Perform ablution it you so desire, and if you do not wish, do not perform it. He (again) asked: Should I perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh? He said: Yes, perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh. He (again) said: May I say prayer in the sheepfolds? He (the Messenger of Allah) said: Yes. He (the narrator) again said: May I say prayer where camels lie down? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No. (Using translation from Muslim 360a)  

ابن حبّان:١١٥٦أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَلَا تَتَوَضَّأْ» قَالَ أَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ تَوَضَّأْ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْإِبِلِ» قَالَ أُصَلِّي فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ أُصَلِّي فِي مَبَارِكِ الْإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ «لَا»  

tabarani:1860Yūsuf al-Qāḍī > Sulaymān b. Ḥarb > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk b. Ḥarb > Jaʿfar b. Abū Thawr from his grandfather Jābir b. Samurah > a man

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, should I perform ablution with sheep's meat?" He said, "If you wish, you may do so. And if you wish, you may not do so." He said, "Should I perform ablution with camel's meat?" He said, "Yes." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I pray in the sleeping places of sheep?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Should I pray in the sleeping places of camels?" He said, "No."  

الطبراني:١٨٦٠حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ الْقَاضِي ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ عَنْ جَدِّهِ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعَلْتَ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ» قَالَ أَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُصَلِّي فِي مَبَاتِ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ أُصَلِّي فِي مَبَاتِ الْإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ «لَا»  

tabarani:1867Aḥmad b. Zuhayr al-Tustarī > Muḥammad b. ʿUthmān b. Karāmah > ʿUbaydullāh b. Mūsá > Shaybān > ʿUthmān b. ʿAbdullāh b. Mawhab > Jaʿfar b. Abū Thawr > Jaddī Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ , then a man came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, can I perform ablution using sheep meat?" He said, "If you wish, perform ablution and if you wish, do not perform ablution." He asked, "Can I perform ablution using camel meat?" He said, "Yes." He asked, "Can I pray in the place where camels are slaughtered?" He said, "No." He asked, "Can I pray in the place where sheep are slaughtered?" He said, "Yes."  

الطبراني:١٨٦٧حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زُهَيْرٍ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ كَرَامَةَ ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ شَيْبَانَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ أَخْبَرَنِي جَدِّي جَابِرُ بْنُ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

كُنْتُ قَاعِدًا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَلَا تَوَضَّأْ» قَالَ أَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ لُحُومِ الْإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ أُصَلِّي فِي مَبَارِكِ الْإِبِلِ؟ قَالَ «لَا» قَالَ أَفَأُصَلِّي فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ»