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Question: Does the broth of camel meat require ablution?

The established position in the school is that it is not obligatory, even if the taste of the meat is evident, because one has not eaten meat.

There is, however, another view among the scholars of the school: that ablution is required (1), because the taste is present in the broth. This is analogous to cooking pork: its broth would be unlawful. This is a very strong line of reasoning. Thus, the safer course is to perform ablution. But if the broth is mixed into food and its effect is not perceptible, then it does no harm.

If it is asked: What is the wisdom behind the obligation of ablution after eating camel meat?

The answer is from two perspectives:

First: the wisdom is the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Everything the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) brought of rulings is wisdom...

Allah the Exalted says:

“And it is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, to have any choice in their affair.” [al-Ahzab 33:36]

When Aisha was asked, “Why does a menstruating woman make up the fasts but not make up the prayers?” she replied: “This used to happen to us during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we were instructed to make up the fasts, but we were not instructed to make up the prayers.” (2)

For we believe—praise be to Allah—that Allah does not command anything except that the wisdom

(1) See al-Insaf, 2:61. (2) Narrated by al-Bukhari, Book of Menstruation, chapter: A menstruating woman does not make up the prayers, no. 321; and Muslim, Book of Menstruation, chapter: The obligation upon a menstruating woman to make up the fasts but not the prayers, no. 335.

مسألة: الوُضُوء من مرقِ لحم الإِبل. المذهب: أنه غير واجب، ولو ظهر طعمُ اللَّحم؛ لأنه لم يأكل لحماً. وفيه وجه للأصحاب: أنه يجب الوُضُوء (١)؛ لوجود الطعم في المرق، كما لو طبخنا لحم خنزير، فإِن مرقه حرام. وهذا تعليل قويٌّ جداً. فالأحوط أن يتوضَّأ، أما إِذا كان المرق في الطَّعام، ولم يظهر فيه أثره فإِنه لا يضرُّ. فإن قيل: ما الحكمة من وجوب الوُضُوء من أكل لحم الإبل؟ فالجواب من وجهين: الأول: أن الحكمة أمرُ النبيِّ ﷺ، وكل ما أتى به النبيُّ ﷺ من الأحكام فهو حكمة ..... قال تعالى: ﴿وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ﴾ [الأحزاب: ٣٦]. وقالت عائشة لما سُئلت: ما بال الحائضِ تقضي الصَّوم، ولا تقضي الصَّلاة؟ قالت: «كان يُصيبُنا ذلك على عهد رسول الله ﷺ فنؤمر بقضاء الصَّوم، ولا نؤمر بقضاء الصَّلاة» (٢). ولأننا نؤمن ـ ولله الحمد ـ أن الله لا يأمر بشيء إِلا والحكمة

(١) انظر: «الإِنصاف» (٢/ ٦١). (٢) رواه البخاري، كتاب الحيض: باب لا تقضي الحائض الصلاة، رقم (٣٢١)، ومسلم، كتاب الحيض: باب وجوب قضاء الصوم على الحائض دون الصلاة، رقم (٣٣٥).