He was asked about eating camel meat: “Does it invalidate ablution? Has the hadith concerning it been abrogated?”

He replied:

Praise be to Allah. It is established in Sahīh Muslim, on the authority of Jābir ibn Samurah—may Allah be pleased with him—that:

“A man asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, ‘Should we perform ablution after eating sheep meat?’

He replied, ‘If you wish, perform ablution; if you wish, do not.’

The man asked, ‘Should we perform ablution after eating camel meat?’

He replied, ‘Yes, perform ablution after eating camel meat.’

The man asked, ‘May I pray in sheep pens?’

He replied, ‘Yes.’

The man asked, ‘May I pray in places where camels rest?’

He replied, ‘No.’”

This is also established in the Sunan collections through the hadith of al-Barā’ ibn ‘Āzib. Ahmad said, “There are two authentic hadiths on this subject: the hadith of al-Barā’ and the hadith of Jābir ibn Samurah.” There are also corroborating reports through other routes of transmission.

Among them is the report narrated by Ibn Mājah from ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say, “Perform ablution after eating camel meat, and do not perform ablution after eating