Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1798

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Sa‘id ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Makhzumi and Abu ‘Ammar both narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Ubayd Allah, from Ibn ‘Abbas, from Maymunah, that a mouse fell into ghee and died. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about it and said: ‘Throw it away, and what is around it, and eat the rest.’ There is also a report on this topic from Abu Hurayrah. Abu ‘Isa said: This hadith is hasan sahih (good and authentic).

This hadith has also been reported from al-Zuhri, from ‘Ubayd Allah, from Ibn ‘Abbas, stating that the Prophet was asked, but without mentioning Maymunah. The report of Ibn ‘Abbas from Maymunah is more sound. Ma‘mar reported something similar from al-Zuhri, from Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, but this report is not preserved.

I heard Muhammad ibn Isma‘il say: In Ma‘mar’s report from al-Zuhri, from Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, it says that he was asked about it and replied: ‘If the ghee is solid, throw away the mouse and what is around it; if it is liquid, do not go near it.’ Muhammad said: ‘This is an error; Ma‘mar made a mistake in it. The sound report is that of al-Zuhri, from ‘Ubayd Allah, from Ibn ‘Abbas, from Maymunah.’