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Sahih al-Bukhari 5390 (Book 70, Hadith 18) #5164
Eating Sawiq without Ablution

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) and his companions ate Sawiq while they were travelling, and the Prophet (ﷺ) did not perform ablution after eating it.

Narrated Suwaid bin An-Nu'man: that while they were with the Prophet at As-Sahba' which was at a distance of one day's journey from Khaibar the prayer became due, and the Prophet asked the people for food but there was nothing with the people except Sawiq. He ate of it and we ate along with him, and then he asked for water and rinsed his mouth (with it), and then offered the (Maghrib) prayer and we too offered the prayer but the Prophet did not perform ablution (again after eating the Sawiq).
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُمْ، كَانُوا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ بِالصَّهْبَاءِ ـ وَهْىَ عَلَى رَوْحَةٍ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ ـ فَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ، فَدَعَا بِطَعَامٍ فَلَمْ يَجِدْهُ إِلاَّ سَوِيقًا، فَلاَكَ مِنْهُ فَلُكْنَا مَعَهُ، ثُمَّ دَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَمَضْمَضَ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَصَلَّيْنَا، وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ‏.‏

TOPICS
ablution  *  prayer  *  eating  *  sawiq

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform prayers on time; Make exceptions during times of need or travel; Strive to perform ablutions before prayer whenever possible .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's journey with his companions to Khaibar. During their journey, they stopped at a place called As-Sahba' and when it was time for prayer, there was no food available except for sawiq. The Prophet Muhammad ate some of it and then performed the Maghrib prayer without performing ablution again after eating the sawiq. This hadith teaches us that in certain situations, such as when travelling or in times of need, we can eat food without performing ablution beforehand or afterwards. It also shows us that even though we are allowed to do this in certain circumstances, we should still strive to perform ablutions before praying whenever possible.

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