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Sahih al-Bukhari 5384 (Book 70, Hadith 12) #5158
Eating Sawiq and Praying Without Ablution

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and his companions going to Khaibar, and when they stopped at As-Sahba', they only had Sawiq to eat. The Prophet (ﷺ) then asked for water and rinsed his mouth, followed by leading them in prayer without performing ablution again.

Narrated Suwaid bin An-Nu'man: We went out with Allah's Messenger to Khaibar, and when we were at As-Sahba', (Yahya, a sub-narrator said, "As-Sahba' is a place at a distance of one day's journey to Khaibar)". Allah's Messenger asked the people to bring their food, but there was nothing with the people except Sawiq. So we all chewed and ate of it. Then the Prophet asked for some water and he rinsed his mouth, and we too, rinsed our mouths. Then he led us in the Maghrib prayer without performing ablution (again).
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ سَمِعْتُ بُشَيْرَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ، يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ، قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ، فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِالصَّهْبَاءِ ـ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَهْىَ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ عَلَى رَوْحَةٍ ـ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بِطَعَامٍ، فَمَا أُتِيَ إِلاَّ بِسَوِيقٍ، فَلُكْنَاهُ فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْهُ، ثُمَّ دَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَمَضْمَضَ وَمَضْمَضْنَا، فَصَلَّى بِنَا الْمَغْرِبَ وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ‏.‏ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ عَوْدًا وَبَدْءًا‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  ablution  *  eating  *  salat  *  wudu  *  tayyamum  *  sawiq

QUICK LESSONS:
Be thankful for whatever little you have , Follow religious duties even if you don’t have access or resources
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's journey to Khaibar with his companions. When they stopped at As-Sahba', there was nothing with them except for a type of food called sawiq. The Prophet asked everyone to eat it, so they all chewed it and ate it. He then asked for some water so he could rinse his mouth, which was followed by him leading them in prayer without performing ablution again. This teaches us that even if we don't have access to water or other resources, we can still perform our religious duties such as praying without having to worry about not being able to do ablutions beforehand. It also shows us that even if we don't have much food available, we should still be thankful for what little we have because Allah will always provide us with enough sustenance no matter what situation we are in.

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