whether they are broad or narrow, as stated in the hadith: “Beware of the two acts that bring curses.” They asked, “What are the two acts that bring curses, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Relieving oneself on people’s paths or in their shade.” (1)
His words, “on people’s paths,” include both broad and narrow roads. Moreover, it may be said that not all the roads of Madinah were broad. Indeed, the scholars—may Allah have mercy on them—have stated that the widest a road may be is seven cubits, that is, in the event of a dispute. (2)
If it is asked: Did the Prophet know that it had been poured out?
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The answer is: If he knew, then this constituted his approval—peace and blessings be upon him—and would be explicitly traced back to the Prophet. If he did not know, Allah Most High knew, and He does not allow His servants to persist in what is reprehensible; thus, it is traced back to the Prophet by legal implication.
- When wine was prohibited, they were not commanded to wash the vessels after pouring it out. Had it been impure, they would have been commanded to wash them, just as they were commanded to wash the vessels contaminated by the meat of domesticated donkeys when it was prohibited during the Battle of Khaybar. (3)
If it is asked: The wine had been in the vessels before prohibition, and its impurity had not yet been established.
The answer is: Once it was prohibited, it became impure before it was poured out.
- Muslim narrated that a man came with a large wineskin of wine and presented it as a gift