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Sahih al-Bukhari 209 (Book 4, Hadith 75) #209
Eating Sawareq and Praying Without Ablution

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and his companions eating saweeq, a type of food, and then performing Maghrib prayer without repeating the ablution.

Narrated Suwaid bin Al-Nu'man: In the year of the conquest of Khaibar I went with Allah's Messenger till we reached Sahba, a place near Khaibar, where Allah's Messenger offered the 'Asr prayer and asked for food. Nothing but saweeq was brought. He ordered it to be moistened with water. He and all of us ate it and the Prophet got up for the evening prayer (Maghrib prayer), rinsed his mouth with water and we did the same, and he then prayed without repeating the ablution.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، مَوْلَى بَنِي حَارِثَةَ أَنَّ سُوَيْدَ بْنَ النُّعْمَانِ، أَخْبَرَهُ‏.‏ أَنَّهُ، خَرَجَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ عَامَ خَيْبَرَ، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِالصَّهْبَاءِ ـ وَهِيَ أَدْنَى خَيْبَرَ ـ فَصَلَّى الْعَصْرَ، ثُمَّ دَعَا بِالأَزْوَادِ، فَلَمْ يُؤْتَ إِلاَّ بِالسَّوِيقِ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَثُرِّيَ، فَأَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَكَلْنَا، ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى الْمَغْرِبِ، فَمَضْمَضَ وَمَضْمَضْنَا، ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  ablution  *  sawareq  *  sahba  *  khaibar

QUICK LESSONS:
Be content with what Allah has provided for you; Rinse your mouth with water after eating something; Pray even if you cannot perform wudu beforehand; Show gratitude towards Allah's blessings; Have patience in difficult situations.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his companions travelling to a place near Khaibar called Sahba. When they arrived there, they asked for food but only saweeq was available. The Prophet ﷺ ordered it to be moistened with water so that it could be eaten. After eating it, he performed Maghrib prayer without repeating the ablution. This hadith teaches us that even if we are in a situation where we cannot perform ablutions before praying, we can still pray as long as our mouths have been rinsed with water after eating something. It also teaches us to be content with whatever Allah has provided for us in terms of sustenance and not complain or feel deprived when faced with limited options or resources.

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