Chapter: Threshing Grain with Donkeys

Ahmad ibn Hanbal was asked about threshing [grain] with donkeys, and he expressed strong disapproval of it due to the condition of their urine and dung. It was said: What if the wheat is washed? It was as if he disliked that wheat be threshed by anything whose meat is not eaten.

77 - 'Ubayd Allah ibn Mu'adh informed me, from his father, from Hisham, from Muhammad, that he used to dislike drinking donkey urine and seeking medical treatment with it.

Chapter: The Amount of Blood for Which Wudu Is Repeated

Ahmad was asked—while I was listening—about blood that exits the human body; from what amount should wudu be repeated? He said: "If it is excessive (fahishan)." I said: If a small amount comes out from the top of the wound? He said: "There is no wudu required for it."

78 - 'Amr ibn 'Uthman narrated to us, saying: al-Walid narrated to us, saying: Abu 'Amr said: "If a nosebleed flows or drips, perform wudu."

79 - Zayd ibn Yazid narrated to us, saying: Khalid ibn al-Harith narrated to us, saying: Hisham narrated to us, from Hammad, from Ibrahim, that he used to say—regarding blood that comes out from your mouth or your body while you are praying—: "If it is flowing blood, then turn away [from the prayer] and repeat your wudu; if it is not flowing, then continue your prayer."

I heard Ahmad ibn Hanbal—on another occasion—being lenient regarding blood if it is a small amount, and he mentioned the hadith of Ibn al-Musayyab, that he inserted his ten fingers into his nose and pulled them out smeared with blood, and he mentioned the hadith of Ibn 'Umar, that he used to squeeze a pustule on his face, and pus (middah) would come out of it.