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Sahih al-Bukhari 5422 (Book 70, Hadith 50) #5196
Eating While Praying

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was eating mutton and was called for prayer, so he put down the knife and offered the prayer without performing a new ablution.

Narrated 'Amr bin Umaiyay Ad-Damri: I saw Allah's Messenger cutting part of the shoulder of mutton with a knife. He ate of it and then was called for prayer whereupon he got up and put down the knife and offered the prayer without performing new ablution.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ الضَّمْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَحْتَزُّ مِنْ كَتِفِ شَاةٍ، فَأَكَلَ مِنْهَا، فَدُعِيَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ، فَقَامَ فَطَرَحَ السِّكِّينَ فَصَلَّى، وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ‏.‏

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prayer  *  eating  *  ablution  *  salat  *  taam  *  wudu

QUICK LESSONS:
Respond quickly when Allah calls you to worship Him.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us that it is permissible to eat while in a state of prayer. The Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was eating mutton when he was called for prayer, so he put down his knife and went to pray without performing a new ablution. This shows us that we can continue our activities such as eating while in a state of prayer, as long as we do not perform any actions which would invalidate our ablutions such as passing wind or urinating. It also teaches us that we should always be ready to answer the call of Allah and respond quickly when He calls us to worship Him.

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