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Doubtful Matters
Doubtful Matters (Sahih el Boykhari · Select Collections) — "Narrated An-Nu`man bin Bashir:\n\nThe Prophet (ﷺ) said \"Both legal and illegal things are obvious…
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- Prophetic guidance on avoiding doubtful matters and handling uncertainty
- Legal and illegal things are obvious, while doubtful matters lie between them
- Forsaking doubtful matters helps a person avoid what is clearly illegal
- Sins are Allah's private pasture, so approaching them risks falling into them
- How to judge game hunted with different weapons or dogs
- If the game is hit by the sharp edge of Al Mirad, it may be eaten
- If the game is hit by the broad side, it must not be eaten because it was beaten to death
- If it is unclear which dog caught the game, it must not be eaten when Allah's name was not mentioned over the other dog
- A fallen date may be avoided when there is doubt that it was given in charity
- The Prophet found a fallen date on his bed
- Whether to interrupt prayer when something is felt
- Do not give up the prayer unless a sound is heard or a smell is detected
- Ablution does not need to be repeated without detecting a smell or hearing a sound
- Uncertainty about whether Allah's name was mentioned over slaughtered meat
- Mention Allah's name and eat the meat