to the second context, its benefit in the first context is lost. But if it is mentioned in the first context, its benefit in the second is not lost, since what has preceded suffices.
The basic ruling concerning vessels is permissibility, because they fall under the general meaning of Allah’s saying: “It is He who created for you all that is on the earth.” [al-Baqarah: 29] Vessels are among the things created on the earth. However, if they contain something that warrants their prohibition—for example, if they are fashioned in the form of an animal—then they are prohibited, not because they are vessels, but because they have taken on a prohibited form.
The evidence from the sunnah is the Prophet’s saying, peace and blessings be upon him: “Whatever He has remained silent about is pardoned.” (1)
He also said: “Indeed, Allah has prescribed obligations, so do not neglect them; He has set limits, so do not overstep them; and He has remained silent concerning certain matters, as a mercy to you and not out of forgetfulness, so do not inquire into them.” (2)
Thus, the basic ruling regarding that which Allah has remained silent about is permissibility, except in acts of worship,