Hadith #23

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English Translation

Salama bin Al-Aqwa (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that in the evening of the day of the conquest of Khaibar, the army made fires (for cooking). the Prophet ﷺ said, "For what have you made these fires?" They said, "For cooking the meat of domestic donkeys." He said, "Throw away what is in the cooking pots and break the pots." A man from the people got up and said, "Shall we throw the contents of the cooking pots and then wash the pots (instead of breaking them)?" the Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes, you can do either