Narrated Abu Musa
Al-Ash'ari:
The Prophet said,
"Give food to the hungry, pay a visit to the sick and release (set free)
the one in captivity (by paying his ransom)."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The family of
Muhammad did not eat their fill for three successive days till he died.
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Once while I was
in a state of fatigue (because of severe hunger), I met 'Umar bin Al-Khattab,
so I asked him to recite a verse from Allah's Book to me. He entered his house
and interpreted it to me. (Then I went out and) after walking for a short
distance, I fell on my face because of fatigue and severe hunger. Suddenly I
saw Allah's Apostle standing by my head. He said, "O Abu Huraira!" I
replied, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle, and Sadaik!" Then he held me by
the hand, and made me get up. Then he came to know what I was suffering from.
He took me to his house, and ordered a big bowl of milk for me. I drank thereof
and he said, "Drink more, O Abu Hirr!" So I drank again, whereupon he
again said, "Drink more." So I drank more till my belly became full
and looked like a bowl. Afterwards I met 'Umar and mentioned to him what had
happened to me, and said to him, "Somebody, who had more right than you, O
'Umar, took over the case. By Allah, I asked you to recite a Verse to me while
I knew it better than you." On that Umar said to me, "By Allah, if I
admitted and entertained you, it would have been dearer to me than having nice
red camels.
Narrated 'Umar
bin Abi Salama:
I was a boy under
the care of Allah's Apostle and my hand used to go around the dish while I was
eating. So Allah's Apostle said to me, 'O boy! Mention the Name of Allah and
eat with your right hand, and eat of the dish what is nearer to you."
Since then I have applied those instructions when eating.
Narrated 'Umar
bin Al Salama:
Who was the son
of Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet:
Once I ate a meal
with Allah's Apostle and I was eating from all sides of the dish. So Allah's
Apostle said to me, "Eat of the dish what is nearer to you."
Narrated Wahb bin
Kaisan Abi Nu'aim:
A meal was
brought to Allah's Apostle while his step-son, 'Umar bin Abi Salama was with
him. Allah's Apostle said to him, "Mention the Name of Allah and eat of
the dish what is nearer to you."
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
A tailor invited
Allah's Apostle to a meal which he had prepared. I went along with Allah's
Apostle and saw him seeking to eat the pieces of gourd from the various sides
of the dish. Since that day I have liked to eat gourd. 'Umar bin Abi Salama
said: The Prophet, said to me, "Eat with your right hand."
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used
to love to start doing things from the right side whenever possible, in
performing ablution, putting on his shoes, and combing his hair. (Al-Ash'ath
said: The Prophet used to do so in all his affairs.)
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
Abu Talha said to
Um Sulaim, "I have heard the voice of Allah's Apostle which was feeble,
and I think that he is hungry. Have you got something (to eat)?" She took
out some loaves of barley bread, then took her face-covering sheet and wrapped
the bread in part of it, and pushed it under my garment and turned the rest of
it around my body and sent me to Allah's Apostle . I went with that, and found
Allah's Apostle in the mosque with some people. I stood up near them, and
Allah's Apostle asked me, "Have you been sent by Abu Talha?" I said,
"Yes." He asked, "With some food (for us)?" I said,
"Yes." Then Allah's Apostle said to all those who were with him,
"Get up!" He set out (and all the people accompanied him) and I
proceeded ahead of them till I came to Abu Talha. Abu Talha then said, "O
Um Sulaim! Allah's Apostle has arrived along with the people, and we do not
have food enough to feed them all." She said, "Allah and His Apostle
know better." So Abu Talha went out till he met Allah's Apostle. Then Abu
Talha and Allah's Apostle came and entered the house. Allah's Apostle said,
"Um Sulaim ! Bring whatever you have." She brought that very bread. The
Prophet ordered that it be crushed into small pieces, and Um Sulaim pressed a
skin of butter on it. Then Allah's Apostle said whatever Allah wished him to
say (to bless the food) and then added, "Admit ten (men)." So they
were admitted, ate their fill and went out. The Prophet then said, "Admit
ten (more)." They were admitted, ate their full, and went out. He then
again said, "Admit ten more!" They were admitted, ate their fill, and
went out. He admitted ten more, and so all those people ate their fill, and
they were eighty men.
Narrated
'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr:
We were one
hundred and thirty men sitting with the Prophet. The Prophet said, "Have
anyone of you any food with him?" It happened that one man had one Sa of
wheat flour (or so) which was turned into dough then. After a while a tall
lanky pagan came, driving some sheep. The Prophet asked, 'Will you sell us (a
sheep), or give (it to) us as a gift?" The pagan said, "No, but I
will sell it " So the Prophet bought from him a sheep which was
slaughtered, and then the Prophet ordered that the liver, the kidneys, lungs
and heart, etc., of that sheep be roasted. By Allah, none of those one hundred
and thirty men but had his share of those things. The Prophet gave to those who
were present, and also kept a share for those who were absent He then served
that cooked sheep in two big trays and we all ate together our fill; yet there
remained a part of it in those two trays which I carried on the camel.
Narrated 'Aisha :
The Prophet died
when we had satisfied our hunger with the two black things, i.e. dates and
water.
Narrated Suwaid
bin An-Nu'man:
We went out with
Allah's Apostle to Khaibar, and when we were at As-Sahba', (Yahya, a
sub-narrator said, "As-Sahba' is a place at a distance of one day's
journey to Khaibar)." Allah's Apostle asked the people to bring their
food, but there was nothing with the people except Sawiq. So we all chewed and
ate of it. Then the Prophet asked for some water and he rinsed his mouth, and
we too, rinsed our mouths. Then he led us in the Maghrib prayer without
performing ablution (again).
Narrated Qatada:
We were in the
company of Anas whose baker was with him. Anas said, The Prophet did not eat
thin bread, or a roasted sheep till he met Allah (died).
Narrated Anas:
To the best of my
knowledge, the Prophet did not take his meals in a big tray at all, nor did he
ever eat well-baked thin bread, nor did he ever eat at a dining table.
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
halted to consummate his marriage with Safiyya. I invited the Muslims to his
wedding banquet. He ordered that leather dining sheets be spread. Then dates,
dried yoghurt and butter were put on those sheets. Anas added: The Prophet
consummated his marriage with Safiyya (during a journey) whereupon Hais (sweet
dish) was served on a leather dining sheet.
Narrated Wahb bin
Kaisan:
The People of
Sham taunted 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair by calling him "The son of
Dhatin-Nataqain" (the woman who has two waist-belts). (His mother) (Asma,
said to him, "O my son! They taunt you with "Nataqain". Do you
know what the Nataqain were? That was my waist-belt which I divided in two
parts. I tied the water skin of Allah's Apostle with one part, and with the
other part I tied his food container."
Narrated Ibn
'Abbas:
that his aunt, Um
Hufaid bint Al-Harith bin Hazn, presented to the Prophet butter, dried yoghurt
and mastigures. The Prophet invited the people to those mastigures and they
were eaten on his dining sheet, but the Prophet did not eat of it, as if he
disliked it. Nevertheless. if it was unlawful to eat that, the people would not
have eaten it on the dining sheet of the Prophet nor would he have ordered that
they be eaten.
Narrated Suwaid
bin An-Nu'man:
that while they
were with the Prophet at As-Sahba' which was at a distance of one day's journey
from Khaibar the prayer became due, and the Prophet asked the people for food
but there was nothing with the people except Sawiq. He ate of it and we ate
along with him, and then he asked for water and rinsed his mouth (with it), and
then offered the (Maghrib) prayer and we too offered the prayer but the Prophet
did not perform ablution (again after eating the Sawiq.).
Narrated Khalid
bin Al-Walid:
That he went with
Allah's Apostle to the house of Maimuna, who was his and Ibn 'Abbas' aunt. He
found with her a roasted mastigure which her sister Hufaida bint Al-Harith had
brought from Najd. Maimuna presented the mastigure before Allah's Apostle who rarely
started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him.
(But that time) Allah's Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the)
mastigure whereupon a lady from among those who were present, said, "You
should inform Allah's Apostle of what you have presented to him. O Allah's
Apostle! It is the meat of a mastigure." (On learning that) Allah's
Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of the mastigure. Khalid bin Al-Walid
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Is this unlawful to eat?" Allah's Apostle
replied, "No, but it is not found in the land of my people, so I do not
like it." Khalid said, "Then I pulled the mastigure (meat) towards me
and ate it while Allah's Apostle was looking at me.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "The food for two persons is sufficient for three, and the food of
three persons is sufficient for four persons."
Narrated Nafi':
Ibn 'Umar never
used to take his meal unless a poor man was called to eat with him. One day I
brought a poor man to eat with him, the man ate too much, whereupon Ibn 'Umar
said, "O Nafi'! Don't let this man enter my house, for I heard the Prophet
saying, "A believer eats in one intestine (is satisfied with a little
food), and a kafir (unbeliever) eats in seven intestines (eats much
food)."
Narrated Ibn
'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
said, "A believer eats in one intestine (is satisfied with a little food),
and a kafir (unbeliever) or a hypocrite eats in seven intestines (eats too
much)."
Narrated 'Amr:
Abu Nahik was
avaricious eater. Ibn 'Umar said to him, "Allah's Apostle said, "A
Kafir (unbeliever) eats in seven intestines (eats much)." On that Abu Nahik
said, "But I believe in Allah and His Apostle ."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "A Muslim eats in one intestine (i.e. he is satisfied with a little
food) while a Kafir (unbeliever) eats in seven intestines (eats much)."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
A man used to eat
much, but when he embraced Islam, he started eating less. That was mentioned to
the Prophet who then said, "A believer eats in one intestine (is satisfied
with a little food) and a Kafir eats in seven intestines (eats much). "
Narrated Abu
Juhaifa:
Allah's Apostle
said, "I do not take my meals while leaning (against something).
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
While I was with
the Prophet he said to a man who was with him, "I do not take my meals
while leaning."
Narrated Khalid
bin Al-Walid:
"A roasted
mastigure was brought to the Prophet who stretched his hand towards it to eat
it. But it was said to him, "It is a mastigure." So he withdrew his
hand. Khalid asked, "Is it unlawful to eat?" the Prophet said,
"No, but it is not found in the land of my people and that is why I do not
like eating it." So Khalid started eating (it) while Allah's Apostle was
looking at him. An-Nadr said: 'Al-Khazira' (is prepared) from bran while
'Al-Harira' is prepared from milk.
Narrated 'Urban
bin Malik:
who attended the
Badr battle and was from the Ansar, that he came to the Prophet and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! I have lost my eyesight and I lead my people in the
prayer (as an Imam). When it rains, the valley which is between me and my
people, flows with water, and then I cannot go to their mosque to lead them in
the prayer. O Allah's Apostle! I wish that you could come and pray in my house
so that I may take it as a praying place. The Prophet said, "Allah
willing, I will do that." The next morning, soon after the sun had risen,
Allah's Apostle came with Abu Bakr. The Prophet asked for the permission to
enter and I admitted him. The Prophet had not sat till he had entered the house
and said to me, "Where do you like me to pray in your house?" I
pointed at a place in my house whereupon he stood and said, "Allahu
Akbar." We lined behind him and he prayed two Rakat and finished it with
Taslim. We then requested him to stay for a special meal of Khazira which we
had prepared. A large number of men from the adjoining area gathered in the
house. One of them said, "Where is Malik bin Ad-Dukhshun?" Another
man said, "He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and His
Apostle." The Prophet said, "Do not say so. Do you not think that he
has said: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah," seeking
Allah's pleasure? The man said, "Allah and His Apostle know better, but we
have always seen him mixing with hypocrites and giving them advice." The
Prophet said, "Allah has forbidden the (Hell) Fire for those who testify
that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, seeking Allah's pleasure.
"
Narrated Ibn
'Abbas:
My aunt presented
(roasted) mastigures, Iqt and milk to the Prophet . The mastigures were put on
his dining sheet, and if it was unlawful to eat, it would not have been put
there. The Prophet drank the milk and ate the Iqt only.
Narrated Sahl bin
Sad:
We used to be
happy on Fridays, for there was an old lady who used to pull out the roots of
Silq and put it in a cooking pot with some barley. When we had finished the
prayer, we would visit her and she would present that dish before us. So we
used to be happy on Fridays because of that, and we never used to take our
meals or have a mid-day nap except after the Friday prayer. By Allah, that meal
contained no fat.
Narrated Ibn
'Abbas:
The Prophet ate
of the meat of a shoulder (by cutting the meat with his teeth), and then got up
and offered the prayer without performing the ablution anew. Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet took out a bone with meat on it from a cooking pot and ate of it,
and then offered the prayer without performing ablution anew.
Narrated Abu
Qatada:
We went out
towards Mecca with the Prophet.
Narrated Abu
Qatada:
Once, while I was
sitting with the companions of the Prophet at a station on the road to Mecca
and Allah's Apostle was stationing ahead of us and all the people were assuming
Ihram while I was not. My companion, saw an onager while I was busy Mending my
shoes. They did not Inform me of the onager but they wished that I would see it
Suddenly I looked and saw the onager Then I headed towards my horse, saddled it
and rode, but I forgot to take the lash and the spear. So I said to them my
companions), "Give me the lash and the spear." But they said,
"No, by Allah we will not help you in any way to hunt it ' I got angry,
dismounted, took it the spear and the lash), rode (the horse chased the onager
and wounded it Then I brought it when it had dyed. My companions started eating
of its (cooked) meat, but they suspected that it might be unlawful to eat of
its meat while they were in a state of Ihram Then I proceeded further and I
kept one of its forelegs with me. When we met Allah's Apostle we asked him
about that. He said, "Have you some of its meat with you?" I gave him
that foreleg and he ate the meat till he stripped the bone of its flesh
although he was in a state of Ihram.
Narrated 'Amr bin
Umaiyya
that he saw the
Prophet holding a shoulder piece of mutton in his hand and cutting part of it
with a knife. Then he was called for the prayer whereupon he put down the
shoulder piece and the knife with which he was cutting it, and then stood for
prayer without performing ablution again.
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet never
criticized any food (he was invited to) but he used to eat if he liked the
food, and leave it if he disliked
Narrated Abu
Hazim:
that he asked
Sahl, "Did you use white flour during the lifetime of the Prophet ?"
Sahl replied, "No. Hazim asked, "Did you use to sift barley
flour?" He said, "No, but we used to blow off the husk (of the
barley)."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Once the Prophet
distributed dates among his companions and gave each one seven dates. He gave
me seven dates too, one of which was dry and hard, but none of the other dates
was more liked by me than that one, for it prolonged my chewing it.
Narrated Sad:
I was one of (the
first) seven (who had embraced Islam) with Allah's Apostle and we had nothing
to eat then, except the leaves of the Habala or Hubula tree, so that our stool
used to be similar to that of sheep. Now the tribe of Bani Asad wants to teach
me Islam; I would be a loser and all my efforts would be in vain (if I learn
Islam anew from them).
Narrated Abu
Hazim:
I asked Sahl bin
Sad, "Did Allah's Apostle ever eat white flour?" Sahl said,
"Allah's Apostle never saw white flour since Allah sent him as an Apostle
till He took him unto Him." I asked, "Did the people have (use)
sieves during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle?" Sahl said, "Allah's
Apostle never saw (used) a sieve since Allah sent him as an Apostle until He
took him unto Him," I said, "How could you eat barley unsifted?"
he said, "We used to grind it and then blow off its husk, and after the
husk flew away, we used to prepare the dough (bake) and eat it."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
that he passed by
a group of people in front of whom there was a roasted sheep. They invited him
but he refused to eat and said, "Allah's Apostle left this world without
satisfying his hunger even with barley bread."
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
The Prophet never
took his meals at a dining table, nor in small plates, and he never ate thin
well-baked bread. (The sub-narrator asked Qatada, "Over what did they use
to take their meals?" Qatada said, "On leather dining sheets."
Narrated 'Aisha:
The family of
Muhammad had not eaten wheat bread to their satisfaction for three consecutive
days since his arrival at Medina till he died.
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the
Prophet) that whenever one of her relatives died, the women assembled and then
dispersed (returned to their houses) except her relatives and close friends.
She would order that a pot of Talbina be cooked. Then Tharid (a dish prepared
from meat and bread) would be prepared and the Talbina would be poured on it.
'Aisha would say (to the women),"Eat of it, for I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, 'The Talbina soothes the heart of the patient and relieves him from
some of his sadness.' "
Narrated Abu Musa
Al-Ash'ari:
The Prophet said,
"Many men reached perfection but none among the women reached perfection
except Mary, the daughter of ' Imran, and Asia, Pharoah's wife. And the
superiority of 'Aisha to other women is like the superiority of Tharid to other
kinds of food.
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said,
"The superiority of 'Aisha to other women is like the superiority of
Tharid to other kinds of food . "
Narrated Anas:
I went along with
the Prophet to the house of a young tailor of his. The tailor presented a dish
of Tharid to the Prophet and resumed his work. The Prophet started picking the
pieces of gourd and I too, started picking them and putting it before him.
Since then I have always loved (to eat) gourd.
Narrated Qatada:
We used to visit
Anas bin Malik while his baker was standing (and baking). Anas would say,
"Eat! I do not know that the Prophet had ever seen well-baked bread till
he met Allah, nor had he ever seen a roasted sheep with his own eyes."
Narrated 'Amr bin
Umaiyay Ad-Damri:
I saw Allah's
Apostle cutting part of the shoulder of mutton with a knife. He ate of it and
then was called for prayer whereupon he got up and put down the knife and
offered the prayer without performing new ablution.
Narrated 'Abis:
I asked 'Aisha
"Did the Prophet forbid eating the meat of sacrifices offered on
'Id-ul-Adha for more than three days" She said, "The Prophet did not
do this except in the year when the people were hungry, so he wanted the rich
to feed the poor. But later we used to store even a trotter of a sheep to eat
it fifteen days later." She was asked, "What compelled you to do
so?" She smiled and said, "The family of Muhammad did not eat to
their satisfaction white bread with meat soup for three successive days till he
met Allah."
Narrated Jabir:
We used to carry
the meat of the Hadis (sacrificed animals) to Medina during the life-time of
the Prophet .
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
Allah's Apostle
said to Abu Talha, "Seek one of your boys to serve me." Abu Talha
mounted me behind him (on his riding animal) and took me (to the Prophet ). So
I used to serve Allah's Apostle whenever he dismounted (to stay somewhere). I
used to hear him saying very often, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from,
having worries sadness, helplessness, laziness, miserliness, cowardice, from
being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by other persons
unjustly." I kept on serving till we -returned from the battle of Khaibar.
The Prophet then brought Safiyya bint Huyai whom he had won from the war booty.
I saw him folding up a gown or a garment for her to sit on behind him (on his
she-camel). When he reached As-Sahba', he prepared Hais and placed it on a
dining sheet. Then he sent me to invite men, who (came and) ate; and that was
his and Safiyya's wedding banquet. Then the Prophet proceeded, and when he saw
(noticed) the mountain of Uhud, he said, "This mountain loves us, and we
love it." When we approached Medina, he said, "O Allah! I make the
area between its two mountains a sanctuary as Abraham has made Mecca a
sanctuary. O Allah! Bless their Mudd and Sa (special kinds of measure)."
Narrated
'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila:
We were sitting
in the company of Hudhaifa who asked for water and a Magian brought him water.
But when he placed the cup in his hand, he threw it at him and said, "Had
I not forbidden him to do so more than once or twice?" He wanted to say,
"I would not have done so," adding, "but I heard the Prophet
saying, "Do not wear silk or Dibaja, and do not drink in silver or golden
vessels, and do not eat in plates of such metals, for such things are for the
unbelievers in this worldly life and for us in the Hereafter."
Narrated Abu Musa
Al-Ash'ari:
Allah's Apostle
said, "The example of a Believer who recites the Quran, is that of a
citron which smells good and tastes good; And the example of a Believer who
does not recite the Quran, is that of a date which has no smell but tastes
sweet; and the example of a hypocrite who recites the Quran, is that of an
aromatic plant which smells good but tastes bitter; and the example of a
hypocrite who does not recite the Quran, is that of a colocynth plant which has
no smell and is bitter in taste."
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said,
"The superiority of 'Aisha to other ladies is like the superiority of
Tharid to other kinds of food."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"Traveling is a kind of torture, as it prevents one from sleeping and
eating! So when one has finished his job, he should return quickly to his
family."
Narrated Qasim
bin Muhammad:
Three traditions
have been established because of Barira: 'Aisha intended to buy her and set her
free, but Barira's masters said, "Her wala' will be for us." 'Aisha
mentioned that to Allah's Apostle who said, "You could accept their
condition if you wished, for the wala is for the one who manumits the
slave." Barira was manumitted, then she was given the choice either to
stay with her husband or leave him; One day Allah's Apostle entered 'Aisha's
house while there was a cooking pot of food boiling on the fire. The Prophet
asked for lunch, and he was presented with bread and some extra food from the
home-made Udm (e.g. soup). He asked, "Don't I see meat (being
cooked)?" They said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! But it is the meat that
has been given to Barira in charity and she has given it to us as a
present." He said, "For Barira it is alms, but for us it is a
present."
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
used to love sweet edible things and honey.
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
I used to
accompany Allah's Apostle to fill my stomach; and that was when I did not eat
baked bread, nor wear silk. Neither a male nor a female slave used to serve me,
and I used to bind stones over my belly and ask somebody to recite a Quranic
Verse for me though I knew it, so that he might take me to his house and feed
me. Ja'far bin Abi Talib was very kind to the poor, and he used to take us and
feed us with what ever was available in his house, (and if nothing was
available), he used to give us the empty (honey or butter) skin which we would
tear and lick whatever was in it.
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle
went to (the house of) his slave tailor, and he was offered (a dish of) gourd
of which he started eating. I have loved to eat gourd since I saw Allah's
Apostle eating it.
Narrated Abu
Mas'ud Al-Ansari:
There was a man
called Abu Shu'aib, and he had a slave who was a butcher. He said (to his
slave), "Prepare a meal to which I may invite Allah's Apostle along with
four other men." So he invited Allah's Apostle and four other men, but
another man followed them whereupon the Prophet said, "You have invited me
as one of five guests, but now another man has followed us. If you wish you can
admit him, and if you wish you can refuse him." On that the host said,
"But I admit him." Narrated Muhammad bin Isma'il: If guests are
sitting at a dining table, they do not have the right to carry food from other
tables to theirs, but they can pass on food from their own table to each other;
otherwise they should leave it.
Narrated Anas:
I was a young boy
when I once was walking with Allah's Apostle . Allah's Apostle entered the
house of his slave tailor and the latter brought a dish filled with food
covered with pieces of gourd. Allah's Apostle started picking and eating the
gourd. When I saw that, I started collecting and placing the gourd before him.
Then the slave returned to his work. Anas added: I have kept on loving gourd
since I saw Allah's Apostle doing what he was doing.
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
A tailor invited
the Prophet to a meal which he had prepared, and I went along with the Prophet
. The tailor presented barley bread and soup containing gourd and cured meat. I
saw the Prophet picking the pieces of gourd from around the dish, and since
then I have kept on liking gourd.
Narrated Anas:
I saw the Prophet
being served with soup and containing gourd and cured meat, and I saw him
picking and eating the pieces of gourd.
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet did
not do that (i.e., forbade the storage of the meat of sacrifices for three
days) except (he did so) so that the rich would feed the poor. But later we
used to keep even trotters to cook, fifteen days later. The family of Muhammad
did not eat wheat bread with meat or soup to their satisfaction for three
successive days.
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
A tailor invited
Allah's Apostle to a meal which he had prepared. I went with Allah's Apostle to
that meal, and the tailor served the Prophet with barley bread and soup of
gourd and cured meat. I saw Allah's Apostle picking the pieces of gourd from
around the dish, and since then I have kept on liking gourd.
Narrated
'Abdullah bin Ja'far bin Abi Talib:
I saw Allah's
Apostle eating fresh dates with snake cucumber.
Narrated Abu
'Uthman:
I was a guest of
Abu Huraira for seven days. Abu Huraira, his wife and his slave used to get up
and remain awake for one-third of the night by turns. Each would offer the
night prayer and then awaken the other. I heard Abu Huraira saying,
"Allah's Apostle distributed dates among his companions and my share was
seven dates, one of which was a Hashafa (a date which dried on the tree before
it was fully ripe).
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet
distributed dates among us, and my share was five dates, four of which were
good, and one was a ,Hashafa, and I found the Hashafa the hardest for my teeth.
Narrated Jabir
bin 'Abdullah:
There was a Jew
in Medina who used to lend me money up to the season of plucking dates. (Jabir
had a piece of land which was on the way to Ruma). That year the land was not
promising, so the payment of the debt was delayed one year. The Jew came to me
at the time of plucking, but gathered nothing from my land. I asked him to give
me one year respite, but he refused. This news reached the Prophet whereupon he
said to his companions, "Let us go and ask the Jew for respite for
Jabir." All of them came to me in my garden, and the Prophet started
speaking to the Jew, but he Jew said, "O Abu Qasim! I will not grant him
respite." When the Prophet saw the Jew's attitude, he stood up and walked
all around the garden and came again and talked to the Jew, but the Jew refused
his request. I got up and brought some ripe fresh dates and put it in front of
the Prophet. He ate and then said to me, "Where is your hut, O
Jabir?" I informed him, and he said, "Spread out a bed for me in
it." I spread out a bed, and he entered and slept. When he woke up, I
brought some dates to him again and he ate of it and then got up and talked to
the Jew again, but the Jew again refused his request. Then the Prophet got up
for the second time amidst the palm trees loaded with fresh dates, and said,
"O Jabir! Pluck dates to repay your debt." The Jew remained with me
while I was plucking the dates, till I paid him all his right, yet there
remained extra quantity of dates. So I went out and proceeded till I reached
the Prophet and informed him of the good news, whereupon he said, "I
testify that I am Allah's Apostle."
Narrated
'Abdullah bin Umar:
While we were
sitting with the Prophet a spadix of palm tree was brought to him. The Prophet
said, "There is a tree among the trees which is as blessed as a
Muslim" I thought that it was the date palm tree and intended to say,
"It is the date-palm tree, O Allah's Apostle!" but I looked behind to
see that I was the tenth and youngest of ten men present there, so I kept
quiet' Then the Prophet said, "It is the datepalm tree."
Narrated Sad:
Allah's Apostle
said, "He who eats seven 'Ajwa dates every morning, will not be affected
by poison or magic on the day he eats them."
Narrated Jabala
bin Suhaim.
At the time of
Ibn Az-Zubair, we were struck with famine, and he provided us with dates for
our food. 'Abdullah bin 'Umar used to pass by us while we were eating, and say,
"Do not eat two dates together at a time, for the Prophet forbade the
taking of two dates together at a time (in a gathering)." Ibn 'Umar used
to add, "Unless one takes the permission of one's companions."
Narrated
'Abdullah bin Ja'far:
I saw the Prophet
eating fresh dates with snake cucumbers.
Narrated Ibn
'Umar
:
The Prophet said,
"There is a tree among the trees which is similar to a Muslim (in
goodness), and that is the date palm tree."
Narrated
'Abdullah bin Ja'far:
I saw Allah's
Apostle eating fresh dates with snake cucumbers.
Narrated Anas:
My mother, Um
Sulaim, took a Mudd of barley grain, ground it and made porridge from it, and
pressed (over it), a butter skin she had with her. Then she sent me to the
Prophet, and I reached him while he was sitting with his companions. I invited
him, whereupon he said, "And those who are with me?' I returned and said,
"He says, 'And those who are with me?" Abu Talha went out to him and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! It is just a meal prepared by Um Sulaim."
The Prophet entered and the food was brought to him. He said, "Let ten
persons enter upon me." Those ten entered and ate their fill. Again he
said, 'Let ten (more) enter upon me." Those ten entered and ate their
fill. Then he said, "Let ten (more) enter upon me." He called forty
persons in all Then Allah's Apostle ate and got up. I started looking (at the
food) to see if it decreased or not.
Narrated 'Abdul
'Aziz:
It was said to
Anas "What did you hear the Prophet saying about garlic?" Anas
replied, "Whoever has eaten (garlic) should not approach our mosque."
Narrated Jabir
bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever has eaten garlic or onion should keep away from us (or should
keep away from our mosque).'
Narrated Jabir
bin 'Abdullah:
We were with
Allah's Apostle collecting Al-Kabath at Mar-Az-Zahran. The Prophet said,
"Collect the black ones, for they are better." Somebody said, (O
Allah's Apostle!) Have you ever shepherded sheep?" He said, "There
has been no prophet but has shepherded them. "
Narrated Suwaid
bin An Nu'man:
We went out with
Allah's Apostle to Khaibar, and when we reached As-Sahba', the Prophet asked
for food, and he was offered nothing but Sawiq. We ate, and then Allah's
Apostle stood up for the prayer. He rinsed his mouth with water, and we too,
rinsed our mouths. Narrated Suwaid; We went out with Allah's Apostle to
Khaibar. and when we reached As-Sahba', which (Yahya says) is one day' journey
from Khaibar, the Prophet asked for food, and he was offered nothing but Sawiq
which we chewed and ate. Then the Prophet asked for water and rinsed his mouth,
and we too, rinsed our mouths along with him. He then led us in the Maghrib
prayer without performing ablution again
Narrated Ibn
'Abbas:
The Prophet said,
'When you eat, do not wipe your hands till you have licked it, or had it licked
by somebody else."
Narrated Said bin
Al-Harith:
that he asked
Jabir bin 'Abdullah about performing ablution after taking a cooked meal. He
replied, "It is not essential," and added, "We never used to get
such kind of food during the lifetime of the Prophet except rarely; and if at
all we got such a dish, we did not have any handkerchiefs to wipe our hands
with except the palms of our hands, our forearms and our feet. We would perform
the prayer thereafter with-out performing new ablution."
Narrated Abu
Umama:
Whenever the
dining sheet of the Prophet was taken away (i.e., whenever he finished his
meal), he used to say: "Al-hamdu lillah kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi
ghaira makfiy wala muwada' wala mustaghna'anhu Rabbuna."
Narrated Abu
Umama:
Whenever the
Prophet finished his meals (or when his dining sheet was taken away), he used
to say. "Praise be to Allah Who has satisfied our needs and quenched our
thirst. Your favor cannot by compensated or denied." Once he said, upraise
be to You, O our Lord! Your favor cannot be compensated, nor can be left, nor
can be dispensed with, O our Lord!"
Narrated .Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"When your servant brings your food to you, if you do not ask him to join
you, then at least ask him to take one or two handfuls, for he has suffered
from its heat (while cooking it) and has taken pains to cook it nicely."
Narrated Abu
Mas'ud Al-Ansari:
There was an
Ansari man nicknamed, Abu Shu'aib, who had a slave who was a butcher. He came
to the Prophet while he was sitting with his companions and noticed the signs
of hunger on the face of the Prophet . So he went to his butcher slave and
said, "Prepare for me a meal sufficient for five persons so that I may
invite the Prophet along with four other men." He had the meal prepared
for him and invited him. A (sixth) man followed them. The Prophet said, "O
Abu Shu'aib! Another man has followed us. If you wish, you may invite him; and
if you wish, you may refuse him." Abu Shu'aib said, "No, I will admit
him."
Narrated 'Amr bin
Umaiyya:
that he saw
Allah's Apostle cutting a piece of mutton from its shoulder part he was
carrying in his hand. When he was called for prayer, he put it down and the
knife with which he was cutting it. Then he stood up and offered the prayer
without performing new ablution
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
The Prophet said,
If supper is served and the Iqama for (Isha) prayer is proclaimed, start with
you supper first."
Narrated Nafi:
Once Ibn Umar was
taking his supper while he was listening to the recitation of (Quran by) the
Imam (in the Isha prayer).
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet said,
"If the Iqama for ('Isha') prayer is proclaimed and supper is served, take
your supper first "
Narrated Anas:
I know (about)
the Hijab (the order of veiling of women) more than anybody else. Ubai bin Ka'b
used to ask me about it. Allah's Apostle became the bridegroom of Zainab bint
Jahsh whom he married at Medina. After the sun had risen high in the sky, the
Prophet invited the people to a meal. Allah's Apostle remained sitting and some
people remained sitting with him after the other guests had left. Then Allah's
Apostle got up and went away, and I too, followed him till he reached the door
of 'Aisha's room. Then he thought that the people must have left the place by
then, so he returned and I also returned with him. Behold, the people were
still sitting at their places. So he went back again for the second time, and I
went along with him too. When we reached the door of 'Aisha's room, he returned
and I also returned with him to see that the people had left. Thereupon the
Prophet hung a curtain between me and him and the Verse regarding the order for
(veiling of women) Hijab was revealed.
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