in which there are Magians and People of the Scripture, it is permissible for him to eat their cheese and their meat, arguing based on the practice of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and his Companions.

Section: If a hen dies and inside its belly is an egg whose shell has hardened, it is pure. This is the view of Abu Hanifah, some Shafi'is, and Ibn al-Mundhir. Ali ibn Abi Talib, Ibn Umar, Rabi'ah, Malik, al-Layth, and some Shafi'is considered it disliked (makruh) because it is a part of the hen.

Our argument is that it is an egg with a hard shell upon which impurity has merely chanced, so it is similar to what happens if it falls into impure water. Their statement that it is a part of the hen is incorrect; rather, it is deposited within it and is not joined to it, so it is similar to a fetus if it comes out alive from a dead animal. Because it emerges from an animal and an offspring is created from it like its origin, it is similar to a live fetus. The dislike expressed by the Companions is interpreted as a dislike of tanzihi (non-prohibitive) nature, out of disgust. If the egg were placed under a bird and hatched into a chick, it would be pure in any case.

If the egg has not matured, some of our companions said: What has a white shell is pure, and what has not turned white in its shell is impure, because it lacks a fortified barrier. Ibn Aqil chose the view that it does not become impure because the egg has a thin covering like skin, which is the shell before it strengthens, so nothing of it becomes impure except what actually contacted the impurity, similar to solid ghee if a mouse dies in it; however, this [egg] becomes pure if washed, because it possesses a strength that prevents the parts of the impurity from penetrating it, unlike ghee.

12 - Issue: He said: "It is disliked to perform wudu in vessels of gold and silver" (1). He intended by "dislike" (karahah) the meaning of prohibition (tahrim). There is no disagreement among our companions that the use of gold and silver vessels is haram. This is the school of Abu Hanifah, Malik, and al-Shafi'i, and I know of no...