This is the wording of Muslim's narration. In the wording of al-Bukhari's narration: "Whoever leaves that which is doubtful (50) to him, he is more inclined to leave that which is clear, and whoever is daring regarding that which he doubts in terms of sin, he is about to fall into that which is clear." al-Hasan ibn 'Ali also narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that he said: "Leave what makes you doubt for what does not make you doubt (51)." This is the school of al-Shafi'i.
Section: Matters of doubt fall into three categories. The first is that whose origin is prohibition, such as a slaughtered animal in a land where there are Magians and idolaters who perform slaughter. It is not permissible to purchase it, even if it is possible that the slaughterer was a Muslim, because the original state is prohibition, which does not cease except through certainty or an apparent indication. Likewise, if it contains mixtures of Muslims and Magians, it is not permissible to purchase it for this reason. The basis for this is the hadith of 'Adi ibn Hatim, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "If you send your dog and it becomes mixed with a dog for which the name of Allah was not mentioned upon it, do not eat, for you do not know which of them killed it." Agreed upon (52). As for
= and abandoning doubtful matters, from the Book of Musaqah (Sharecropping). Sahih Muslim 3/1219, 1220. It was also extracted by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on avoiding doubtful matters, from the Book of Sales. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/218. And al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what was mentioned regarding abandoning doubtful matters, from the chapters of Sales. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 5/198, 199. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on avoiding doubtful matters in earnings, from the Book of Sales. al-Mujtaba 7/213. And Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on pausing at doubtful matters, from the Book of Tribulations. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1318, 1319. And al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on the halal is clear and the haram is clear, from the Book of Sales. Sunan al-Darimi 2/245. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 4/267, 269, 271, 275. (50) In M: "resembled". (51) Extracted by al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter of 'Amr ibn 'Ali narrated to us, from the chapters of Resurrection. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 9/320, 321. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on urging to abandon doubtful matters, from the Book of Drinks. al-Mujtaba 8/294. (52) Extracted by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on interpreting doubtful matters, from the Book of Sales, and in: The Chapter on hunting with a Mi'rad (an arrow without feathers or a blunt arrow), and the Chapter on hunting when one has been absent from it for two or three days, from the Book of Slaughtered Animals. Sahih al-Bukhari 3/70, 71, 7/111, 113. And Muslim, in: The Chapter on hunting with trained dogs, from the Book of Hunting. Sahih Muslim 3/1529, 1530. It was also extracted by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on hunting, from the Book of Hunting. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/98. And al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what was mentioned regarding a dog eating from the game, from the chapters of Hunting. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 6/257, 258. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the command to mention the name of Allah during hunting, from the Book of Hunting. al-Mujtaba 7/158. And Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on hunting with a dog, from the Book of Hunting. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1070.
