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Sunan Abi Dawud 1849 (Book 11, Hadith 129) #22141
Refusing Gifts While in Ihram

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) refused to eat a wild ass while in ihram, even though it was presented to him as a gift.

Abdullah ibn al-Harith reported on the authority of his father al-Harith: (My father) al-Harith was the governor of at-Ta'if under the caliph Uthman. He prepared food for Uthman which contained birds and the flesh of wild ass. He sent it to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). When the Messenger came to him he was beating leaves for camels and shaking them off with his hand. He said to him: Eat it. He replied: Give it to the people who are not in sacred state; we are wearing ihram. I adjure the people of Ashja who are present here. Do you know that a man presented a wild ass to the Messenger of Allah while he was in ihram? But he refused to eat from it. They said: Yes.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، وَكَانَ الْحَارِثُ، خَلِيفَةَ عُثْمَانَ عَلَى الطَّائِفِ فَصَنَعَ لِعُثْمَانَ طَعَامًا فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَجَلِ وَالْبَعَاقِيبِ وَلَحْمِ الْوَحْشِ قَالَ فَبَعَثَ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَجَاءَهُ الرَّسُولُ وَهُوَ يَخْبِطُ لأَبَاعِرَ لَهُ فَجَاءَهُ وَهُوَ يَنْفُضُ الْخَبَطَ عَنْ يَدِهِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ كُلْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَطْعِمُوهُ قَوْمًا حَلاَلاً فَإِنَّا حُرُمٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ رضى الله عنه أَنْشُدُ اللَّهَ مَنْ كَانَ هَا هُنَا مِنْ أَشْجَعَ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَهْدَى إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ حِمَارَ وَحْشٍ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَهُ قَالُوا نَعَمْ

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refusal  *  gift  *  ass  *  ihram

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Allah's commands no matter what temptations come your way; Be mindful of your actions & words; Uphold faith & values; Remain true to your faith; Respect religious practices like iḥrām .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of following Islamic rules and regulations, even when faced with temptation or gifts. In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was presented with a wild ass while he was in ihram, which is an Islamic state of purity and holiness that Muslims enter into before performing certain rituals such as Hajj or Umrah. Despite being offered this delicious meal, he refused to eat it because it would have broken his state of ihram and gone against Islamic teachings. This teaches us that we should always strive to follow Allah’s commands no matter what temptations come our way. We should also be mindful of our actions and words at all times so that we can remain true to our faith and uphold its values.

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