Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ الْبَصْرِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ ثنا يَعْلَى بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ جَبَلَةَ بْنِ سُحَيْمٍ قَالَ سُئِلَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ عَنِ الْجُبْنِ وَالسَّمْنِ فَقَالَ سَمِّ وَكُلْ فَقِيلَ إِنَّ فِيهِ مَيْتَةً فَقَالَ إِنْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ فِيهِ مَيْتَةً فَلَا تَأْكُلْهُ وَقَدْ كَانَ بَعْضُ الصَّحَابَةِ ؓ لَا يَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ تَغْلِيبًا لِلطَّهَارَةِ رُوِّينَا ذَلِكَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ وَغَيْرِهِمَا وَبَعْضُهُمْ يَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ احْتِيَاطًا وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَأَنْ أَخِرَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْقَصْرِ أَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ مِنْ أَنْ آكُلَ جُبْنًا لَا أَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ وَعَنِ الْحَسَنِ الْبَصْرِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ يَسْأَلُونَ عَنِ الْجُبْنِ وَلَا يَسْأَلُونَ عَنِ السَّمْنِ
English Translation
Ibn Umar was asked about cheese and clarified butter. He said: Say Bismillah and eat. It was said: There is dead animal matter in it. He said: If you know there is dead animal matter in it, do not eat it. Some Companions would not inquire about it, presuming purity. This was narrated from Ibn Abbas, Ibn Umar, and others. Some would ask about it out of caution. It was narrated from Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari that he said: I would rather fall from this palace than eat cheese without asking about it. Al-Hasan al-Basri said: The Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to ask about cheese but not about clarified butter.