Question 1

What is Mishkat al-Masabih 449 about?

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This hadith from Mishkat al-Masabih (Book of Purification) states: "Jabir said that when God’s messenger was asked whether ablution might be performed with water which asses had left, he replied, “Yes, and with what all beasts of prey leave.”

Baghawi transmitted it…"

Question 2

Which collection is this hadith from?

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This hadith is from Mishkat al-Masabih, which contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books. It is hadith number 449 in the Book of Purification.

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I searched for a different number — is this the right hadith?

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Mishkat al-Masabih #449

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