I seized it and said: "By Allah, I will not give anyone any of it." Then I turned around, and there was the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) smiling. [Narrated by Muslim, and al-Bukhari recorded it with the same meaning] (16). It is also reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was invited by a Jew to a meal of bread and rancid fat (17). Imam Ahmad narrated it in the "Musnad" (18) and the book "al-Zuhd" (19). Furthermore, Umar performed ablution from a Christian woman's water jug (20).
Is it disliked for one to use their utensils?
There are two views narrated:
One of them is that it is not disliked, for the reason we have mentioned.
The second is that it is disliked, due to what was narrated by Abu Tha'labah al-Khushani, who said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, we are in the land of a people (21) of the People of the Scripture, may we eat in their utensils?" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) replied: "If you can find others, do not eat in them; but if you cannot find others, then wash them and eat in them." Agreed upon (22). The least
(16) Omitted from the Original and A. It was narrated by Muslim, in: The Chapter on the Permissibility of Eating from the Food of War Booty in the Abode of War, from the Book of Jihad 3/1393. Al-Bukhari recorded it with the same meaning, in: The Chapter on What May Be Taken of Food in the Land of War, from the Book of Khums, and in: The Chapter on the Expedition of Khaybar, from the Book of Military Expeditions, and in: The Chapter on the Sacrifices of the People of the Scripture and Their Fats from the People of War and Others, from the Book of Sacrifices. Sahih al-Bukhari 4/116, 5/72, 7/120. Abu Dawud also recorded it, in: The Permissibility of Food in the Enemy's Land, from the Book of Jihad. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/60. Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the Sacrifices of the Jews, from the Book of Sacrifices. Al-Mujtaba 7/209. Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on Eating Food Before the Division of Booty, from the Book of Expeditions. Sunan al-Darimi 2/234. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 4/86, 5/56. (17) Ihala: Rendered melted fat. Sanikha: Having an altered, foul smell. (18) In the third volume, page 211. (19) What appeared in al-Zuhd, page 30, is a hadith of Anas: "I walked to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) with barley bread and rancid fat." (20) See: al-Umm 1/7. (21) Omitted from the Original and A. (22) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on Hunting with a Bow, the Chapter on What Has Been Said Regarding Hunting, and the Chapter on the Utensils of the Magians and Carcasses, from the Book of Sacrifices. Sahih al-Bukhari 7/111, 114, 117. And Muslim, in: The Chapter on Hunting with Dogs, the Ma'lamah, from the Book of Hunting. Sahih Muslim 3/1532. And Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on Eating in the Utensils of the People
