40. Food
أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ إِذَا ثَرَدَتْ غَطَّتْهُ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ فَوْرُهُ ثُمَّ تَقُولُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ لِلْبَرَكَةِ»
✧ When she prepared tharid, she would cover it until its steam subsided, then say, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "It is greater in blessing."'
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْخَلَاءِ فَطَعِمَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَتَوَضَّأَ؟ فَقَالَ ﷺ «إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فَأَتَوَضَّأَ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out of the privy and ate. It was said to him, 'Before you perform ablution?' He ﷺ said, 'I intend to pray, so I will perform ablution.'
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا وُضِعَ الْعَشَاءُ وَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَابْدَءُوا بِالْعَشَاءِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'When supper is served and the prayer is established, begin with supper.'
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ فِي عَقِبِهِ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِثْلَهُ
✧ Abu Khalifah informed us in its aftermath: Sulayman b. Harb narrated to us: Wuhayb narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Abu Qilabah, from Anas, from the Prophet ﷺ, the like of it.
قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اجْلِسْ يَا بُنَيَّ وَسَمِّ اللَّهَ وَكُلْ بِيَمِينِكَ وَكُلْ مِمَّا يَلِيكَ» قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا زَالَتْ أَكْلَتِي بَعْدُ
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: “Sit down, O my dear son, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is near you.” He said: By Allah, my manner of eating has remained so ever since.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5212Hasan sahih
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَعَاهُ إِلَى طَعَامٍ فَقَالَ «تَعَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ كُلْ مِمَّا يَلِيكَ وَكُلْ بِيَمِينِكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ invited him to a meal and said: “Come, O my dear son, eat from what is near you, eat with your right hand, and mention Allah's name over it.”
«مَنْ نَسِيَ أَنْ يَذْكُرَ اللَّهَ فِي أَوَّلِ طَعَامِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ حِينَ يَذْكُرُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْتَقْبِلُ طَعَامَهُ جَدِيدًا وَيَمْنَعُ الْخَبِيثَ مَا كَانَ يُصِيبُ مِنْهُ»
✧ “Whoever forgets to mention Allah at the beginning of his meal should say when he remembers: 'In the name of Allah at its beginning and its end,' for it starts his meal anew and prevents the evil one from having any share in it.”
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْكُلُ طَعَامًا فِي سِتَّةِ نَفَرٍ فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَأَكَلَهُ بِلُقْمَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ سَمَّى بِاللَّهِ لَكَفَاكُمْ فَإِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلْيَذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ نَسِيَ فَي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ»
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was eating food with six of his Companions when a Bedouin came and ate it all in two bites. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘If he had said Bismillah, it would have sufficed you (all). When any one of you eats food, let him say Bismillah, and if he forgets to say Bismillah at the beginning, let him say Bismillah fi awwalihi wa akhirih (In the Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end).’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3264)
«ادْنُ بُنَيَّ فَسَمِّ اللَّهَ وَكُلْ بِيَمِينِكَ وَكُلْ مِمَّا يَلِيكَ»
✧ “Come close, my dear son, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is near you.”
«مَا أَخْرَجَكُمَا هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ؟ » قَالَا وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخْرَجَنَا إِلَّا مَا نَجِدُ فِي بُطُونِنَا مِنْ حَاقِّ الْجُوعِ قَالَ «وَأَنَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا أَخْرَجَنِي غَيْرُهُ فَقُومَا» فَانْطَلَقُوا حَتَّى أَتَوْا بَابَ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَكَانَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَدَّخِرُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ طَعَامًا أَوْ لَبَنًا فَأَبْطَأَ عَنْهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَلَمْ يَأْتِ لِحِينِهِ فَأَطْعَمَهُ لِأَهْلِهِ وَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى نَخْلِهِ يَعْمَلُ فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَوْا إِلَى الْبَابِ خَرَجَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فَقَالَتْ مَرْحَبًا بِنَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَبِمَنْ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَأَيْنَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ؟ » فَسَمِعَهُ وَهُوَ يَعْمَلُ فِي نَخْلٍ لَهُ فَجَاءَ يَشْتَدُّ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِنَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَبِمَنْ مَعَهُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ بِالْحِينِ الَّذِي كُنْتَ تَجِيءُ فِيهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «صَدَقْتَ» قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ فَقَطَعَ عِذْقًا مِنَ النَّخْلِ فِيهِ مِنْ كُلِّ التَّمْرِ وَالرُّطَبِ وَالْبُسْرِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَا أَرَدْتُ إِلَى هَذَا أَلَا جَنَيْتَ لَنَا مِنْ تَمْرِهِ» فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ مِنْ تَمْرِهِ وَرُطَبِهِ وَبُسْرِهِ وَلَأَذْبَحَنَّ لَكَ مَعَ هَذَا قَالَ «إِنْ ذَبَحْتَ فَلَا تَذْبَحَنَّ ذَاتَ دَرٍّ» فَأَخَذَ عَنَاقًا أَوْ جَدْيًا فَذَبَحَهُ وَقَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ اخْبِزِي وَاعْجِنِي لَنَا وَأَنْتِ أَعْلَمُ بِالْخَبْزِ فَأَخَذَ الْجَدْيَ فَطَبَخَهُ وَشَوَى نِصْفَهُ فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَ الطَّعَامُ وُضِعَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ فَأَخَذَ مِنَ الْجَدْيِ فَجَعَلَهُ فِي رَغِيفٍ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ أَبْلِغْ بِهَذَا فَاطِمَةَ فَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تُصِبْ مِثْلَ هَذَا مُنْذُ أَيَّامٍ» فَذَهَبَ بِهِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ فَلَمَّا أَكَلُوا وَشَبِعُوا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «خُبْزٌ وَلَحْمٌ وَتَمْرٌ وَبُسْرٌ وَرُطَبٌ» وَدَمِعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ هَذَا لَهُوَ النَّعِيمُ الَّذِي تُسْأَلُونَ عَنْهُ قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا {ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ} فَهَذَا النَّعِيمُ الَّذِي تُسْأَلُونَ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» فَكَبُرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «بَلْ إِذَا أَصَبْتُمْ مِثْلَ هَذَا فَضَرَبْتُمْ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ فَقُولُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَإِذَا شَبِعْتُمْ فَقُولُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هُوَ أَشْبَعَنَا وَأَنْعَمَ عَلَيْنَا وَأَفْضَلَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا كَفَافٌ بِهَا» فَلَمَّا نَهَضَ قَالَ لِأَبِي أَيُّوبَ «ائْتِنَا غَدًا» وَكَانَ لَا يَأْتِي إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ مَعْرُوفًا إِلَّا أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُجَازِيَهُ قَالَ وَإِنَّ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَهَ غَدًا فَأَتَاهُ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَأَعْطَاهُ وَلِيدَتَهُ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ اسْتَوْصِ بِهَا خَيْرًا فَإِنَّا لَمْ نَرَ إِلَّا خَيْرًا مَا دَامَتْ عِنْدَنَا» فَلَمَّا جَاءَ بِهَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا أَجِدُ لَوَصِيَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَيْرًا مِنْ أَنْ أَعْتِقَهَا فَأَعْتَقَهَا
✧ “What brought you two out at this hour?” They said: By Allah, nothing brought us out except the pangs of hunger we feel in our bellies. He said: “By the One in whose hand is my soul, nothing brought me out either except that. So get up.” They went until they came to the door of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. Abu Ayyub used to keep aside food or milk for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, but that day he was late, and when he did not come at his usual time, he gave it to his family and went off to his palm grove to work. When they reached the door, his wife came out and said: Welcome to Allah's Prophet ﷺ and those with him. Allah's Prophet ﷺ said to her: “Where is Abu Ayyub?” He heard him while working in his palm grove and came running, saying: Welcome to Allah's Prophet ﷺ and those with him. O Prophet of Allah, this is not the usual time you come. The Prophet ﷺ said to him: “You are right.” He went and cut a bunch of dates from the palm tree, containing all kinds: dry dates, fresh ripe dates, and unripe dates. The Prophet ﷺ said: “I did not want this; could you not have picked only dry dates for us?” He said: O Prophet of Allah, I wanted you to eat from its dry dates, fresh dates, and unripe dates. And I will certainly slaughter something for you along with this. He said: “If you slaughter, do not slaughter a milk-giving animal.” So he took a young she-goat or a kid and slaughtered it, and said to his wife: Bake and knead for us; you know more about baking. He took the kid, cooked it, and roasted half of it. When the food was ready, it was placed before the Prophet ﷺ and his companions. He took some of the kid and placed it on a loaf, then said: “O Abu Ayyub, take this to Fatimah, for she has not had anything like this for days.” Abu Ayyub took it to Fatimah. When they had eaten and were satisfied, the Prophet ﷺ said: “Bread, meat, dry dates, unripe dates, and fresh dates.” His eyes filled with tears. “By the One in whose hand is my soul, this is the very bliss about which you will be questioned. Allah, Majestic and Exalted, said: 'Then you will surely be asked that Day about bliss' (Qur'an 102:8). This is the bliss about which you will be questioned on the Day of Resurrection.” This weighed heavily on his companions, so he said: “Rather, when you attain something like this and reach out your hands, say: 'In the name of Allah.' And when you are satisfied, say: 'Praise be to Allah who has satisfied us, blessed us, and favored us. This is enough for it.'” When he rose, he said to Abu Ayyub: “Come to us tomorrow.” He never received a favor from anyone but loved to repay it. Abu Ayyub did not hear that, so Umar said: The Prophet ﷺ ordered you to come to him tomorrow. So he went to him the next day, and the Prophet ﷺ gave him his slave girl, saying: “O Abu Ayyub, treat her well, for we have seen only good from her while she was with us.” When Abu Ayyub brought her from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: I find no better fulfillment of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ instruction than to free her. So he freed her.
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ عِنْدَ انْقِضَاءِ الطَّعَامِ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلَا مُوَدَّعٍ وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًى عَنْهُ»
✧ I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say upon finishing a meal: “Praise be to Allah, abundant, pure, blessed praise, unceasing, unforsaken, and never dispensed with, O our Lord.”
شَهِدْنَا طَعَامًا فِي مَنْزِلِ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى وَمَعَنَا أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَقَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ عِنْدَ انْقِضَاءِ الطَّعَامِ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَكُونَ خَطِيبًا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ عِنْدَ انْقِضَاءِ الطَّعَامِ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ غَيْرَ مُوَدَّعٍ وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًى عَنْهُ»
✧ We attended a meal at the house of Abd al-A'la, and Abu Umamah was with us. Upon finishing the meal, Abu Umamah said: I would not like to be a preacher. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say upon finishing a meal: “Praise be to Allah, abundant, pure, blessed praise, unforsaken, and never dispensed with.”
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5219No grade recorded
دَعَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا طَعِمَ وَغَسَلَ يَدَهُ قَالَ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَ وَلَا يُطْعَمُ مَنَّ عَلَيْنَا فَهَدَانَا وَأَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَكُلُّ بَلَاءٍ حَسَنٍ أَبْلَانَا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَسَقَى مِنَ الشَّرَابِ وَكَسَا مِنَ الْعُرْيِ وَهَدَى مِنَ الضَّلَالَةِ وَبَصَّرَ مِنَ الْعَمَى وَفَضَّلَ عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ تَفْضِيلًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ»
✧ A man from the Ansar invited the Prophet ﷺ, and we went with him. When he had eaten and washed his hand, he said: “Praise be to Allah who feeds and is not fed. He bestowed favor upon us, guided us, fed us, gave us drink, and every good trial He tried us with. Praise be to Allah who fed us food, gave us drink, clothed our nakedness, guided us from error, gave us sight from blindness, and favored us over many of His creation with great favor. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.”
كَانَ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَوْ شَرِبَ قَالَ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَ وَسَقَى وَسَوَّغَهُ وَجَعَلَ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا»
✧ When he ate or drank, he would say: “Praise be to Allah who fed and gave drink, made it palatable, and made an exit for it.”
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5221No grade recorded
أَنَّ خَالَتَهُ أَهْدَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَمْنًا وَأَقِطًا وَأَضُبًّا فَأَكَلَ مِنَ السَّمْنِ وَالْأَقِطِ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنَ الْأَضُبِّ تَقَذُّرًا قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ «أُكِلَ عَلَى مَائِدَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَوْ كَانَ حَرَامًا لَمْ يُؤْكَلْ عَلَيْهَا»
✧ His maternal aunt gifted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ clarified butter, dried curd, and dabb lizards. He ate from the clarified butter and dried curd but did not eat the dabb lizards, finding them repulsive. Ibn Abbas said: “It was eaten on the table of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Had it been forbidden, it would not have been eaten on his table.”
دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي مُوسَى وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ دَجَاجَةٌ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا قُلْنَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا؟ فَقَالَ أَكَلْتُهُ عَلَى مَائِدَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ
✧ We entered upon Abu Musa while a chicken was before him, and he was eating from it. We said: You are eating from it? He said: I ate it on the table of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
«أَهْدَتْ أُمُّ حُفَيْدٍ خَالَتِي بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَمْنًا وَأَقِطًا وَأَضُبًّا فَدَعَا بِهِنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَكَلَ عَلَى مَائِدَتِهِ وَتَرَكَهُنَّ كَالْمُتَقَذِّرِ لَهُنَّ وَلَوْ كَانَ حَرَامًا مَا أُكِلَتْ عَلَى مَائِدَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَا أَمَرَ بِأَكْلِهِنَّ»
✧ Umm Hufayd, my maternal aunt bint al-Harith, gifted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ clarified butter, dried curd, and dabb lizards. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for them and ate on his table, but left them as if he found them repulsive. Had they been forbidden, they would not have been eaten on the table of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, nor would he have ordered them to be eaten.
قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نَأْكُلُ وَلَا نَشْبَعُ قَالَ «تَجْتَمِعُونَ عَلَى طَعَامِكُمْ أَوْ تَتَفَرَّقُونَ؟ » قَالُوا نَتَفَرَّقُ قَالَ « اجْتَمِعُوا عَلَى طَعَامِكُمْ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ يُبَارَكْ لَكُمْ»
✧ They said, "O Messenger of Allah, we eat but we are not filled." He said, "Do you gather together over your food or do you separate?" They said, "We separate." He said, "Gather together over your food, and mention the name of Allah, and you will be blessed in it."
نَهَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَ الرَّجُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ أَوْ يَمْشِيَ فِي نَعْلٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَأَنْ يَشْتَمِلَ الصَّمَّاءَ أَوْ يَحْتَبِيَ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ كَاشِفًا عَنْ فَرْجِهِ»
Jabir reported that Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade that a man should eat with the left hand or walk with one sandal or wrap himself completely leaving no opening for the arms (to draw out) or support himself when sitting with a single garment wrapped round his knees which may expose his private parts. (Using translation from Muslim 2099a)
«إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِيَمِينِهِ وَإِذَا شَرِبَ فَلْيَشْرَبْ بِيَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيَشْرَبُ بِشِمَالِهِ»
✧ “When one of you eats, let him eat with his right hand; and when he drinks, let him drink with his right hand, for Satan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.”
كَانَ يَجْعَلُ يَمِينَهُ لِطَعَامِهِ وَيَجْعَلُ شِمَالَهُ لِمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ»
✧ He used to use his right hand for his food, and he used his left hand for what was other than that.”
نَهَى أَنْ يُعْطِيَ الرَّجُلُ بِشِمَالِهِ شَيْئًا أَوْ يَأْخُذَ بِهَا وَنَهَى أَنْ يَتَنَفَّسَ فِي إِنَائِهِ إِذَا شَرِبَ»
✧ He forbade a man from giving something with his left hand or taking with it, and he forbade breathing into the vessel when drinking.”
«لَا يَأْكُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِشِمَالِهِ وَلَا يَشْرَبْ بِهَا فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْكُلُ بِهَا وَيَشْرَبُ بِهَا»
✧ “Let none of you eat with his left hand or drink with it, for Satan eats with it and drinks with it.”
«مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مَثَلُ النَّخْلَةِ إِنْ أَكَلَتْ أَكَلَتْ طَيِّبًا وَإِنْ وَضَعَتْ وَضَعَتْ طَيِّبًا»
✧ “The likeness of the believer is the likeness of the palm tree: if it eats, it eats what is good; and if it gives, it gives what is good.”
كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَمُرُّ بِنَا فَيَقُولُ «لَا تُقَارِنُوا فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْقِرَانِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَسْتَأْذِنَ الرَّجُلُ أَخَاهُ»
✧ Ibn ʿUmar used to pass by us and say, “Do not pair dates together, for the Prophet ﷺ forbade pairing, unless a man asks his companion’s permission.”
«مَنْ أَكَلَ مَعَ قَوْمٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ فَلَا يَقْرِنْ فَإِنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ فَلْيَسْتَأْذِنْهُمْ فَإِنْ أَذِنُوا لَهُ فَلْيَفْعَلْ»
✧ “Whoever eats dates with a group of people, let him not pair them; if he wants to do so, let him ask their permission, and if they give him permission, then let him do it.”
«كُنْتُ فِي أَصْحَابِ الصُّفَّةِ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِتَمْرِ عَجْوَةٍ فَكُبَّتْ بَيْنَنَا فَجَعَلْنَا نَأْكُلُ الثِّنْتَيْنِ مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَجَعَلَ أَصْحَابُنَا إِذَا قَرَنَ أَحَدُهُمْ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ إِنِّي قَدْ قَرَنْتُ فَأَقْرِنُوا»
✧ “I was among the people of the Suffah, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us some ʿajwah dates, which were poured out among us. We began eating two at a time out of hunger, and our companions, when one of them paired, would say to his companion, ‘I have paired, so you pair too.’”
«الْمُؤْمِنُ يَأْكُلُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ وَالْكَافِرُ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ»
✧ “The believer eats in one intestine, and the disbeliever eats in seven intestines.”
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَاءَهُ ضَيْفٌ كَافِرٌ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِشَاةٍ فَحُلِبَتْ فَشَرِبَ حِلَابَهَا ثُمَّ أُخْرَى فَشَرِبَ حِلَابَهَا ثُمَّ أُخْرَى فَشَرِبَ حِلَابَهَا حَتَّى شَرِبَ حِلَابَ سَبْعِ شِيَاهٍ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَ فَأَسْلَمَ فَأَمَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِشَاةٍ فَحُلِبَتْ فَشَرِبَ حِلَابَهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ لَهُ بِأُخْرَى فَلَمْ يَسْتَتِمَّهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَشْرَبُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ وَالْكَافِرُ يَشْرَبُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ»
✧ A disbelieving guest came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered a sheep to be milked, and he drank its milk. Then another, and he drank its milk. Then another, and he drank its milk, until he had drunk the milk of seven sheep. Then the next morning he became Muslim, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered a sheep for him, so it was milked and he drank its milk. Then he ordered another for him, but he did not finish it. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The believer drinks in one intestine, and the disbeliever drinks in seven intestines.”
«مَا مَلَأَ آدَمَيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرًّا مِنْ بَطْنٍ حَسْبُكَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ لُقَيْمَاتٌ يُقِمْنَ صُلْبَكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا بُدَّ فَثُلُثٌ طَعَامٌ وَثُلُثٌ شَرَابٌ وَثُلُثٌ نَفَسٌ»
✧ I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "A human does not fill any vessel worse than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat a few mouthfuls that will keep him upright. But if he must (eat more), then one third for his food, one third for his drink and one third for his breath."
«طَعَامُ الْوَاحِدِ يَكْفِي الِاثْنَيْنِ وَطَعَامُ الِاثْنَيْنِ يَكْفِي الْأَرْبَعَةَ وَطَعَامُ الْأَرْبَعَةِ يَكْفِي الثَّمَانِيَةَ»
✧ “The food of one person is enough for two, the food of two is enough for four, and the food of four is enough for eight.”
«الْمُسْلِمُ يَأْكُلُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ وَالْكَافِرُ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ»
✧ The Muslim eats in one intestine, and the disbeliever eats in seven intestines.
«الْمُؤْمِنُ يَأْكُلُ فِي مِعًى وَاحِدٍ وَالْكَافِرُ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ»
“The believer eats with one intestine and the disbeliever eats with seven intestines.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3256)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَا آكُلُ مُتَّكِئًا»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "As for me, I do not eat reclining."
«أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِجُبْنَةٍ مِنْ تَبُوكَ فَدَعَا بِسِكِّينٍ فَسَمَّى وَقَطَعَ»
✧ The Prophet ﷺ was brought a cheese from Tabuk. He called for a knife, said "Bismillah," and cut it.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5242No grade recorded
أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ زَيْدَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ بِأَسْفَلَ بَلْدَحَ فَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُفْرَةً فِيهَا طَعَامٌ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَقَالَ «إِنَّا لَا نَأْكُلُ مِمَّا تَذْبَحُونَ عَلَى أَنْصَابِكُمْ وَلَا نَأْكُلُ إِلَّا مِمَّا ذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ»
✧ He met Zayd b. 'Amr b. Nufayl at the lower part of Baldah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered him a leather mat with food on it, but he refused to eat and said: "We do not eat from what you slaughter on your stone altars, and we eat only from that over which the name of Allah has been mentioned."
«كُنَّا نَشْرَبُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ قِيَامٌ وَنَأْكُلُ وَنَحْنُ نَسْعَى»
✧ We used to drink at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while standing, and we would eat while walking.
«كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَمَرَّ بِقَدْرٍ لِبَعْضِ أَهْلِهِ فِيهَا لَحْمٌ يُطْبَخُ فَنَاوَلَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ مِنْهَا كَتِفًا فَأَكَلَهَا وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ»
✧ I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he passed by a cooking pot belonging to some of his family, in which meat was being cooked. One of them handed him a shoulder from it, and he ate it while standing. Then he prayed and did not perform ablution.
دُعِينَا إِلَى طَعَامٍ وَمَعَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ وَزَاذَانُ وَأَبُو الْبَخْتَرِيِّ وَمِقْسَمٌ فَأَتَيْنَا بِالطَّعَامِ فَقَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْبَرَكَةُ تَنْزِلُ وَسَطَ الطَّعَامِ فَكُلُوا مِنْ حَافَتَيْهِ»
✧ We were invited to a meal, and with us were Sa'id b. Jubayr, Zadhan, Abu al-Bakhtari, and Miqsam. When the food was brought, Sa'id b. Jubayr said: "I heard Ibn 'Abbas say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Blessing descends in the middle of the food, so eat from its sides.'"
كَانَ يَجْمَعُ الْبِطِّيخَ بِالرُّطَبِ»
✧ He used to combine watermelon with fresh dates.
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْكُلُ الْبِطِّيخَ بِالرُّطَبِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to eat watermelon with fresh dates.
كَانَ يَأْكُلُ الطَّبِيخَ أَوِ الْبِطِّيخَ بِالرُّطَبِ»
✧ He used to eat cooked food or watermelon with fresh dates.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5249No grade recorded
«إِذَا سَقَطَتْ لُقْمَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيُمِطِ الْأَذَى عَنْهَا وَلْيَأْكُلْهَا وَلَا يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَأَسْلِتُوا الصَّحْفَةَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُدْرَى فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِكُمْ تَكُونُ الْبَرَكَةُ»
✧ If a morsel of one of you falls, let him remove any dirt from it and eat it, and not leave it for Satan. And wipe your plates clean, for you do not know in which part of your food the blessing lies.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5250Hasan sahih
«إِذَا وَقَعَ الذُّبَابُ فِي إِنَاءِ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيَغْمِسْهُ فَإِنَّ فِي أَحَدِ جَنَاحَيْهِ دَاءٌ وَفِي الْآخَرِ شِفَاءٌ وَإِنَّهُ يَتَّقِي بِجَنَاحِهِ الَّذِي فِيهِ الدَّاءُ فَلْيَغْمِسْهُ كُلَّهُ ثُمَّ لِيَنْزِعْهُ»
✧ If a fly falls into the vessel of one of you, let him dip it in completely, for in one of its wings is disease and in the other is healing. It protects itself with the wing containing the disease, so let him dip it all the way in, then remove it.
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْكُلُ بِثَلَاثِ أَصَابِعَ ثُمَّ يَلْعَقُهُنَّ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to eat with three fingers, then lick them.
كَانَ إِذَا أَكَلَ لَعِقَ أَصَابِعَهُ الثَّلَاثَ»
✧ When he ate, he would lick his three fingers.
«إِذَا طَعِمَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَسَقَطَتْ لُقْمَتُهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ فَلْيُمِطْ مَا رَابَهُ مِنْهَا وَلْيَطْعَمْهَا وَلَا يَدَعْهَا لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلَا يَمْسَحْ يَدَهُ بِالْمِنْدِيلِ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَ يَدَهُ فَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَا يَدْرِي فِي أَيِّ طَعَامِهِ يُبَارَكُ لَهُ وَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَرْصُدُ النَّاسَ أَوِ الْإِنْسَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى عِنْدَ مَطْعَمِهِ أَوْ طَعَامِهِ وَلَا يَرْفَعُ الصَّحْفَةَ حَتَّى يَلْعَقَهَا أَوْ يُلْعِقَهَا فَإِنَّ فِي آخِرِ الطَّعَامِ الْبَرَكَةَ»
✧ When one of you eats and a morsel falls from his hand, let him remove whatever dirt is on it and eat it, and not leave it for Satan. And let him not wipe his hand with a napkin until he licks it, for a man does not know in which of his food blessing is placed. Satan lies in wait for people—or for a person—at everything, even at his eating or his food. And let him not lift the plate until he licks it or has it licked, for the last of the food has the blessing.
«بَيْتٌ لَا تَمْرَ فِيهِ جِيَاعٌ أَهْلُهُ»
✧ A house with no dates, its people are hungry.
كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ فَدَعَا بِمَائِدَةٍ وَعَلَيْهَا لَحْمُ دَجَاجٍ وَقَالَ «رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ»
✧ We were with Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, and he called for a table on which there was chicken meat, and he said, 'I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ eat from it.'
«كُنَّا مَعَ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ وَنَحْنُ حُرُمٌ فَأُهْدِيَ لَنَا طَيْرٌ وَطَلْحَةُ رَاقِدٌ فَمِنَّا مَنْ أَكَلَ وَمِنَّا مَنْ تَوَرَّعَ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ طَلْحَةُ وَافَقَ مَنْ أَكَلَهُ وَقَالَ أَكَلْنَاهَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ»
✧ We were with Talhah b. 'Ubayd Allah while we were in ihram, and a bird was gifted to us while Talhah was asleep. Some of us ate and some of us refrained out of scrupulousness. When Talhah woke up, he agreed with those who ate it and said, 'We ate it with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.'
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5257No grade recorded
«غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ أَوْ سِتَّ غَزَوَاتٍ شَكَّ شُعْبَةُ فَكُنَّا نَأْكُلُ مَعَهُ الْجَرَادَ»
✧ We went on seven or six military expeditions with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ—Shu'bah was unsure—and we used to eat locusts with him.
سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نَرْكَبُ الْبَحْرَ وَنَحْمِلُ مَعَنَا الْقَلِيلَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَإِنْ تَوَضَّأْنَا بِهِ عَطِشْنَا أَفَنَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ مَاءِ الْبَحْرِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ الْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُهُ»
✧ A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, 'O Messenger of Allah, we travel by sea and carry little water with us. If we perform ablution with it, we become thirsty. Should we perform ablution with sea water?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Its water is purifying, and its dead creatures are lawful.'
بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي ثَلَاثِ مِائَةِ رَاكِبٍ وَأَمِيرُنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ نَرْصُدُ عِيرًا لِقُرَيْشٍ فَأَقَمْنَا بِالسَّاحِلِ نِصْفَ شَهْرٍ فَأَصَابَنَا جُوعٌ شَدِيدٌ حَتَّى أَكَلْنَا الْخَبَطَ قَالَ فَسُمِّيَ ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشُ جَيْشَ الْخَبَطِ ثُمَّ أَلْقَى الْبَحْرُ دَابَّةً يُقَالُ لَهَا الْعَنْبَرُ فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْهُ نِصْفَ شَهْرٍ حَتَّى ثَابَتْ أَجْسَامُنَا وَادَّهَنَّا بِوَدَكِهِ فَأَخَذَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ ضِلَعًا مِنْ أَضْلَاعِهِ وَنَظَرَ إِلَى أَطْوَلِ جَمَلٍ فِي الْجَيْشِ وَأَطْوَلِ رَجُلٍ فَحَمَلَهُ عَلَيْهِ فَمَرَّ تَحْتَهُ «قَالَ سُفْيَانُ قَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَعْطَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جِرَابًا فِيهِ تَمْرٌ فَلَمَّا نَفِدَ وَجَدْنَا فَقْدَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَجِيءُ الرَّجُلُ بِالشَّيْءِ قَالَ وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْ عَيْنَيْهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا حُبًّا مِنْ وَدَكٍ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سَأَلَنَا » هَلْ مَعَكُمْ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ «
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched us in a detachment of three hundred riders, with Abu 'Ubaydah b. al-Jarrah as our commander, to lie in wait for a caravan of Quraysh. We stayed on the coast for half a month, and severe hunger struck us until we ate the leaves of the mimosa flava tree. So that army was called the Army of the Leaves. Then the sea cast up a creature called the sperm whale, and we ate from it for half a month until our bodies recovered. We also used its fat as ointment. Abu 'Ubaydah b. al-Jarrah took one of its ribs, looked for the tallest camel in the army and the tallest man, and loaded him on it, and he passed under it. Sufyan said: Abu al-Zubayr said from Jabir: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave us a sack containing dates, and when it was exhausted, we felt its loss. A man would bring something. And we extracted from its eye sockets such-and-such amount of fat. When we came to the Prophet ﷺ, he asked us, 'Do you still have any of it with you?'
بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْنَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ يَتَلَقَّى عِيرًا لِقُرَيْشٍ وَزَوَّدَنَا جِرَابَ تَمْرٍ لَمْ يَجِدْ لَنَا غَيْرَهُ فَكَانَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ يُطْعِمُنَا تَمْرَةً تَمْرَةً قُلْتُ فَكَيْفَ كُنْتُمْ تَصْنَعُونَ بِهَا؟ قَالَ نَمُصُّهَا كَمَا يَمُصُّ الصَّبِيُّ ثُمَّ نَشْرَبُ عَلَيْهَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَيَكْفِينَا يَوْمَنَا إِلَى اللَّيْلِ قَالَ وَكُنَّا نَضْرِبُ بِعِصِيِّنَا الْخَبَطَ ثُمَّ نَبُلُّهُ بِالْمَاءِ فَنَأْكُلُهُ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَرُفِعَ لَنَا عَلَى سَاحِلِ الْبَحْرِ كَهَيْئَةِ الْكَثِيبِ الضَّخْمِ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ دَابَّةٌ تُدْعَى الْعَنْبَرَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ مَيْتَةٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا نَحْنُ رُسُلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَقَدِ اضْطُرِرْتُمْ فَكُلُوا قَالَ فَأَقَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَهْرًا وَنَحْنُ ثَلَاثُ مِائَةٍ حَتَّى سَمِنَّا وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا نَغْتَرِفُ مِنْ وَقَبِ عَيْنَيْهِ بِالْقِلَالِ وَنَقْطَعُ مِنْهُ الْفِدَرَ كَالثَّوْرِ أَوْ كَقَدْرِ الثَّوْرِ وَلَقَدْ أَخَذَ مِنَّا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَأَقْعَدَهُمْ فِي وَقَبِ عَيْنِهِ وَأَخَذَ ضِلَعًا مِنْ أَضْلَاعِهِ فَأَقَامَهَا ثُمَّ أَرْحَلَ أَعْظَمَ بَعِيرٍ مِنَّا فَمَرَّ تَحْتَهَا قَالَ وَتَزَوَّدْنَا مِنْ لَحْمِهِ وَشَائِقَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «هُوَ رِزْقٌ أَخْرَجَهُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِنْ لَحْمِهِ مَعَكُمْ شَيْءٌ تُطْعِمُونَا؟ » فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهِ مِنْهُ فَأَكَلَهُ
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched us and appointed Abu 'Ubaydah b. al-Jarrah as our commander to meet a caravan of Quraysh. He provisioned us with a sack of dates, finding nothing else for us. Abu 'Ubaydah would feed us one date at a time. I said, 'How did you manage with it?' He said, 'We would suck it as a child sucks, then drink water over it, and it sufficed us for our day until night. And we would beat the leaves of the mimosa flava tree with our sticks, then moisten them with water and eat them.' Then we set out, and there appeared to us on the seashore something like a huge sand dune. We came to it and found it was a creature called the sperm whale. Abu 'Ubaydah said, 'It is carrion.' Then he said, 'No, we are the messengers of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, in the path of Allah, and you have been compelled by necessity, so eat.' We stayed with it for a month, and we were three hundred, until we grew fat. I saw us scooping fat from its eye socket with large vessels, and cutting pieces from it like an ox or the size of an ox. Abu 'Ubaydah took thirteen men from us and seated them in its eye socket. He took one of its ribs and stood it upright, then saddled the largest camel we had, and it passed under it. We provisioned ourselves with its meat and strips of dried meat. When we came to Madinah, we went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him about that. He said, 'It is provision that Allah brought out for you. Do you have any of its meat with you to feed us?' So we sent some of it to him, and he ate it.
«بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعْثًا إِلَى أَرْضِ جُهَيْنَةَ وَاسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلًا فَلَمَّا نَفِدَتْ أَزْوَادُهُمْ أَمَرَ أَمِيرُهُمْ بِمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ أَزْوَادِهِمْ فَجُمِعَتْ فَجَعَلَ يُقَوِّتُنَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَمْرَةً تَمْرَةً قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَتْ تُغْنِي عَنْكُمْ تَمْرَةٌ؟ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهَا فُقِدَتْ فَوَجَدْنَا فَقْدَهَا كَانَ أَحَدُنَا يَضَعُهَا بَيْنَ أَسْنَانِهِ وَحَنَكِهِ فَيَمُصُّهَا وَنُصِيبُ مِنْ وَرَقِ الشَّجَرِ وَنَبَاتِ الْأَرْضِ مَعَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى سَاحِلِ الْبَحْرِ فَأَخْرَجَ اللَّهُ لَنَا حُوتًا أَلْقَاهُ الْبَحْرُ فَأَكَلْنَا وَقَدَدْنَا فَلَمَّا أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَرْتَحِلَ أَمَرَ أَمِيرُنَا بِضِلْعٍ مِنْ ضُلُوعِهِ فَنَكَبَ طَرَفَاهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِبَعِيرٍ فَرُحِّلَ فَمَرَّ تَحْتَهُ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched an expedition to the land of Juhaynah and appointed a man over them as commander. When their provisions ran out, their commander ordered that what remained of their provisions be collected, and he began rationing us one date at a time. I said, 'O Abu 'Abd Allah, what did a single date avail you?' He said, 'By Allah, when it was exhausted, we felt its loss. One of us would put it between his teeth and palate and suck it, and we would get leaves of trees and plants of the earth along with that, until we reached the seashore. Then Allah brought out for us a fish that the sea had cast up. We ate from it and cut strips of it. When we wanted to depart, our commander ordered that one of its ribs be taken, and its two ends were planted in the ground. Then he ordered a camel to be saddled, and it passed under it.'
أَنَّهُ قَالَ «بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعْثًا قِبَلَ السَّاحِلِ وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْنَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ وَهُمْ ثَلَاثُ مِائَةٍ وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ قَالَ فَخَرَجْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ فَنِيَ الزَّادُ فَأَمَرَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بِأَزْوَادِ ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشِ فَجُمِعَ كُلُّهُ فَكَانَ مِزْوَدَ تَمْرٍ فَكَانَ يُقَوِّتُنَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَلِيلًا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى فَنِيَ وَلَمْ يُصِبْنَا إِلَّا تَمْرَةً تَمْرَةً فَقُلْتُ وَمَا تُغْنِي تَمْرَةٌ قَالَ لَقَدْ وَجَدْنَا فَقْدَهَا حَيْثُ فَنِيَتْ قَالَ ثُمَّ انْتَهَى إِلَى الْبَحْرِ فَإِذَا حُوتٌ مِثْلُ الظَّرِبِ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشُ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ أَمَرَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بِضِلْعَيْنِ مِنْ أَضْلَاعِهِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِرَاحِلَةٍ فَرُحِّلَتْ ثُمَّ مَرَّتْ تَحْتَهُمَا وَلَمْ تُصِبْهُمَا»
✧ He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched an expedition towards the coast and appointed Abu 'Ubaydah b. al-Jarrah as our commander. They were three hundred, and I was among them. We set out until we were partway, and the provisions ran out. Abu 'Ubaydah ordered that the provisions of that army be collected all together, and it was a sack of dates. He rationed us little by little each day until it was exhausted, and none of us got more than one date at a time. I said, 'What does a single date avail?' He said, 'We felt its loss when it ran out.' Then we reached the sea, and there was a fish like a small hill. That army ate from it for eleven nights. Then Abu 'Ubaydah ordered that two of its ribs be taken, then ordered a mount to be saddled, and it passed under them without touching them.
دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَخَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْتَ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ فَأُتِيَ بِضَبٍّ مَحْنُوذٍ فَأَهْوَى إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ النِّسْوَةِ اللَّاتِي فِي بَيْتِ مَيْمُونَةَ أَخْبِرُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ أَحَرَامٌ هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «لَا وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِأَرْضِ قَوْمِي فَأَجِدُنِي أَعَافُهُ» قَالَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَاجْتَرَرْتُهُ فَأَكَلْتُهُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَنْظُرُ
✧ I entered with Khalid b. al-Walid b. al-Mughirah into the house of Maymunah bt. al-Harith with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. A roasted dhabb was brought, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reached for it. One of the women who were in Maymunah's house said: 'Tell the Messenger of Allah ﷺ what he is about to eat.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ lifted his hand. I said: 'Is it forbidden, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'No, but it is not found in the land of my people, so I find myself averse to it.' Khalid b. al-Walid said: So I pulled it over and ate it while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was watching.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5264No grade recorded
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ مَعَهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فِيهِمْ سَعْدٌ فَأُتِيَ بِلَحْمِ ضَبٍّ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّهُ لَحْمُ ضَبٍّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كُلُوا فَإِنَّهُ حَلَالٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ طَعَامِي»
✧ The Prophet ﷺ was with some of his companions, among them Sa'd, when the meat of a dhabb was brought. A woman from among the wives of the Prophet ﷺ said: 'It is the meat of a dhabb.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Eat, for it is lawful, but it is not a food I eat.'
سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الضَّبِّ فَقَالَ ﷺ «لَسْتُ بِآكِلِهِ وَلَا مُحَرِّمِهِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the dhabb, and he ﷺ said: 'I neither eat it nor forbid it.'
غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَنَزَلْنَا أَرْضًا كَثِيرَةَ الضِّبَابِ وَنَحْنُ مُرْمِلُونَ فَأَصَبْنَاهَا فَكَانَتِ الْقُدُورُ تَغْلِي بِهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَا هَذَا؟ » فَقُلْنَا ضِبَابًا أَصَبْنَاهَا فَقَالَ «إِنَّ أُمَّةً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُسِخَتْ وَأَنَا أَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونَ هَذِهِ» فَأَمَرَنَا فَأَكْفَأْنَا وَإِنَّا لَجِيَاعٌ
✧ We went on a military expedition with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and camped in a land with many dhabbs while we were low on provisions. We caught some, and the cooking pots were boiling with them. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'What is this?' We said: 'Dhabbs we caught.' He said: 'A nation from the Children of Israel was transformed, and I fear that these might be them.' So he ordered us, and we overturned the pots, while we were indeed hungry.
دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَخَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْتَ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ فَإِذَا بِضَبٍّ مَحْنُوذٍ فَأَهْوَى إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَتِ النِّسْوَةُ اللَّاتِي فِي بَيْتِ مَيْمُونَةَ أَخْبِرُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَحَرَامٌ هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «لَا وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِأَرْضِ قَوْمِي فَأَجِدُنِي أَعَافُهُ» قَالَ خَالِدٌ فَاجْتَرَرْتُهُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَنْظُرُ
✧ I entered with Khalid b. al-Walid into the house of Maymunah bt. al-Harith with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and there was a roasted dhabb. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ reached for it with his hand. The women who were in Maymunah's house said: 'Tell the Messenger of Allah ﷺ what he is about to eat.' They told him, so he lifted his hand. I said: 'Is it forbidden, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'No, but it is not found in the land of my people, so I find myself averse to it.' Khalid said: So I pulled it over while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was watching.
«أَطْعَمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لُحُومَ الْخَيْلِ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fed us horse meat and forbade us donkey meat.
«أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِلُحُومِ الْخَيْلِ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ الْأَهْلِيَّةِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to eat horse meat and forbade us the meat of domestic donkeys.
«رَخَّصَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أَكْلِ لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ الْأَهْلِيَّةِ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave us permission to eat horse meat and forbade us the meat of domestic donkeys.
«نَحَرْنَا فَرَسًا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَكَلْنَاهُ»
✧ We slaughtered a horse during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ate it.
«أَنَّهُمْ ذَبَحُوا يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ الْخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَمِيرَ فَنَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْبِغَالِ وَالْحَمِيرِ وَلَمْ يَنْهَ عَنِ الْخَيْلِ»
On the day of Khaybar we slaughtered horses, mules, and assess. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us (to eat) mules and asses, but he did not forbid horse-flesh. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3789)
نَهَى يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ عَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ الْأَهْلِيَّةِ وَأَذِنَ فِي لُحُومِ الْخَيْلِ»
✧ He forbade the meat of domestic donkeys on the day of Khaybar and permitted horse meat.
أَنَّ مُنَادِيَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَادَى «إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يَنْهَيَانِكُمْ عَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ الْأَهْلِيَّةِ فَإِنَّهَا رِجْسٌ»
“Allah and His Messenger forbid you to eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys, for it is filthy.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3196)
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5275No grade recorded
«نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَكْلِ الْحِمَارِ الْأَهْلِيِّ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ وَكَانَ النَّاسُ احْتَاجُوا إِلَيْهَا»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade eating domestic donkey on the day of Khaybar, and the people were in need of it.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5276No grade recorded
خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ أَيْ عَامِرٌ لَوْ مَتَّعْتَنَا مِنْ هَنَاتِكَ فَنَزَلَ يَحْدُو لَهُمْ فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ وَذَكَرَ شِعْرًا لَمْ أَحْفَظْهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ هَذَا السَّائِقُ؟ » قَالُوا عَامِرُ بْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ قَالَ «يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ مَتَّعْتَنَا بِهِ فَلَمَّا أَصَابُوا الْقَوْمَ قَاتَلُوهُمْ وَأُصِيبَ عَامِرٌ فَلَمَّا أَمْسَوْا أَوْقَدُوا نَارًا كَثِيرًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا هَذِهِ النَّارُ؟ عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ تُوقَدُ؟ » قَالُوا عَلَى الْحُمُرِ الْإِنْسِيَّةِ فَقَالَ «أَهْرِيقُوا مَا فِيهَا وَكَسِّرُوهَا» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا نُهَرِيقُ مَا فِيهَا وَنَغْسِلُهَا؟ فَقَالَ «فَذَاكَ»
✧ We set out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ toward Khaybar. A man from the people, 'Amir, said: 'If only you would entertain us with some of your songs.' So he began to chant for them, mentioning Allah and reciting poetry that I did not memorize. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Who is this driver?' They said: ''Amir b. al-Akwa'.' He said: 'May Allah have mercy on him.' A man from the people said: 'O Messenger of Allah, if only you would let us enjoy his company longer.' When they encountered the enemy, they fought them, and 'Amir was struck. When evening came, they lit a great fire. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'What is this fire? What is it being lit for?' They said: 'For the meat of domestic donkeys.' He said: 'Pour out what is in them and break the pots.' A man said: 'O Messenger of Allah, should we not pour out what is in them and wash them?' He said: 'Do that.'
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5277No grade recorded
أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَصَابُوا حُمُرًا فَذَبَحُوهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَكْفِئُوا الْقُدُورَ»
✧ They were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when they captured some domestic donkeys and slaughtered them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Overturn the cooking pots."
«أَكْلُ كُلِّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ حَرَامٌ»
✧ Eating any fanged predator is forbidden.
نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ كُلِّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ»
✧ He forbade eating any fanged predator."
«نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَكْلِ كُلِّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ وَكُلِّ ذِي مِخْلَبٍ مِنَ الطَّيْرِ
✧ "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade eating any fanged predator and any taloned bird.
«كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ الْحَلْوَاءَ وَالْعَسَلَ»
✧ The Prophet of Allah ﷺ used to like sweets and honey.
«لَا يَحْتَلِبَنَّ أَحَدٌ مَاشِيَةَ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ تُؤْتَى مَشْرَبَتُهُ فَتُكْسَرَ خِزَانَتُهُ فَيُنْتَثَلُ طَعَامُهُ إِنَّمَا ضُرُوعُ مَوَاشِيهِمْ وَأَطْعِمَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَحْتَلِبَنَّ أَحَدٌ مَاشِيَةَ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ»
✧ "Let no one milk the livestock of another without his permission. Would any of you like his storeroom to be entered, his cupboard broken, and his food taken? The udders of their livestock and their food are indeed like that. So let no one milk the livestock of another without his permission."
بَعَثَنِي أَهْلِي بِلَقُوحٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَحْلُبَهَا فَحَلَبْتُهَا فَقَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «دَعْ دَاعِيَ اللَّبَنِ»
✧ My family sent me with a milch-camel to the Prophet ﷺ. He said: I brought it to him, and he ordered me to milk it, so I milked it. The Prophet ﷺ said to me, "Leave the one who draws the milk [i.e., do not milk it dry; leave some for the calf or the one who milks]."
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5284Hasan sahih
«الضِّيَافَةُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ فَمَا وَرَاءَهَا فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ»
✧ "Hospitality is three days. Whatever is beyond that is charity."
أَنَّ أَبَا طَلْحَةَ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ طَاوِيًا فَأَتَى أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ فَقَالَ هَلْ عِنْدَكِ شَيْءٌ؟ فَقَالَتْ مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلَّا نَحْوُ مُدٍّ مِنْ دَقِيقِ شَعِيرٍ قَالَ فَاعْجِنِيهِ وَأَصْلِحِيهِ عَسَى أَنْ نَدْعُوَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَيَأْكُلَ عِنْدَنَا قَالَ فَعَجَنَتْهُ وَخَبَزَتْهُ فَجَاءَ قُرْصًا فَقَالَ ادْعُ لِيَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ نَاسٌ قَالَ مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ أَحْسِبُهُ بَضْعَةً وَثَمَانِينَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ يَدْعُوكَ فَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «أَجِيبُوا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ» فَجِئْتُ مُسْرِعًا حَتَّى أَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ جَاءَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ قَالَ بَكْرٌ فَقَفَدَنِي قَفْدًا وَقَالَ ثَابِتٌ قَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِي بَيْتِي مِنِّي وَقَالَا جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَنَسٍ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا عِنْدَنَا شَيْءٌ إِلَّا قُرْصٌ رَأَيْتُكَ طَاوِيًا فَأَمَرْتُ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ فَجَعَلَتْ ذَلِكَ قُرْصًا قَالَ فَدَعَا بِالْقُرْصِ وَدَعَا بِجَفْنَةٍ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهَا وَقَالَ «هَلْ مِنْ سَمْنٍ؟ » قَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ وَكَانَ فِي الْعُكَّةِ شَيْءٌ فَجَاءَ بِهَا فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَبُو طَلْحَةَ يَعْصِرَانِهَا حَتَّى خَرَجَ شَيْءٌ فَمَسَحَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِهِ سَبَّابَتَهُ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ الْقُرْصَ فَانْتَفَخَ وَقَالَ «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ» فَانْتَفَخَ الْقُرْصُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ وَالْقُرْصُ يَنْتَفِخُ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الْقُرْصَ فِي الْجَفْنَةِ يَتَمَيَّعُ فَقَالَ «ادْعُ عَشْرَةً مِنْ أَصْحَابِي» فَدَعَوْتُ لَهُ عَشْرَةً قَالَ فَوَضَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ فِي وَسَطِ الْقُرْصِ وَقَالَ «كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ» فَأَكَلُوا حَوَالَيِ الْقُرْصِ حَتَّى شَبِعُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ «ادْعُ لِي عَشْرَةً» فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَدْعُو عَشْرَةً عَشْرَةً يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْقُرْصِ حَتَّى أَكَلَ مِنْهُ بَضْعَةٌ وَثَمَانُونَ مِنْ حَوَالَيِ الْقُرْصِ حَتَّى شَبِعُوا وَإِنَّ وَسَطَ الْقُرْصِ حَيْثُ وَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ كَمَا هُوَ
✧ Abu Talhah saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ hungry and came to Umm Sulaym and said, "Do you have anything?" She said, "We have nothing but about a mudd of barley flour." He said, "Knead it and prepare it. Perhaps we can invite the Prophet ﷺ to eat with us." He said: So she kneaded it and baked it, and it came as a loaf. He said, "Invite the Prophet ﷺ for me." He said: I went to the Prophet ﷺ, and with him were some people - Mubarak b. Fadalah said, I think about eighty-some. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, Abu Talhah invites you." He said to his companions, "Respond to Abu Talhah." I hurried back to tell him that he and his companions had come. Bakr said: He scolded me severely. Thabit said: Abu Talhah said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ knows better what is in my house than I do." The two narrators said from Anas: Abu Talhah met him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, we have nothing but a loaf. I saw you hungry, so I ordered Umm Sulaym to make that loaf." He said: He asked for the loaf and asked for a large platter and placed it in it, and said, "Is there any ghee?" Abu Talhah said: There was something in the small skin. He brought it, and the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Talhah squeezed it until something came out. The Prophet ﷺ wiped his forefinger with it and then wiped the loaf, and it swelled. He said, "In the name of Allah." The loaf swelled, and he kept doing that while the loaf swelled until I saw the loaf in the platter melting. Then he said, "Invite ten of my companions." I invited ten for him. He said: The Prophet ﷺ placed his hand in the middle of the loaf and said, "Eat, in the name of Allah." They ate from around the loaf until they were full. Then he said, "Invite ten more." He kept inviting ten at a time, and they ate from that loaf until eighty-some people ate from around the loaf and were full, while the middle of the loaf, where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his hand, remained as it was.
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي مَجْهُودٌ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى بَعْضِ نِسَائِهِ فَقَالَتْ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ نَبِيًّا مَا عِنْدِي إِلَّا مَاءٌ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى أُخْرَى فَقَالَتْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قُلْنَ كُلُّهُنَّ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ «مَنْ يُضِيفُ هَذَا اللَّيْلَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى رَحْلِهِ فَقَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ هَلْ عِنْدَكِ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالَتْ لَا إِلَّا قُوتُ صِبْيَانِي قَالَ فَعَلِّلِيهِمْ بِشَيْءٍ فَإِذَا دَخَلَ ضَيْفُنَا فَأَضِيئِي السِّرَاجَ وَأَرِيهِ أَنَّا نَأْكُلُ فَإِذَا أَهْوَى لِيَأْكُلَ قَوْمِي إِلَى السِّرَاجِ حَتَّى تُطْفِئِيهِ قَالَ فَقَعَدُوا وَأَكَلَ الضَّيْفُ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «لَقَدْ عَجِبَ اللَّهُ مِنْ صَنِيعِكُمَا اللَّيْلَةَ»
✧ A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I am exhausted [from hunger]." He sent to one of his wives, and she said, "By the One who sent you with the truth as a prophet, I have nothing but water." Then he sent to another, and she said the same, until all of them said the same. He said, "Who will host this man tonight? May Allah have mercy on him." A man from the Ansar stood up and said, "I will, O Messenger of Allah." He took him to his family and said to his wife, "Do you have anything?" She said, "No, except the food of my children." He said, "Distract them with something. When our guest enters, light the lamp and show him that we are eating. When he reaches to eat, get up to the lamp and extinguish it." He said: They sat down, and the guest ate. In the morning, he went to the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah marveled at what you two did last night."
«مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ جَارَهُ وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتَ وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ جَائِزَتُهُ يَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ وَالضِّيَافَةُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ فَمَا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَثْوِيَ عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى يُحْرِجَهُ»
✧ "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him honor his neighbor. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him say good or remain silent. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him honor his guest. His ja'izah is a day and a night, and hospitality is three days. Whatever is beyond that is charity. It is not lawful for him to stay with him until he causes him embarrassment."
أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَنْزِلُ بِقَوْمٍ لَا يُضَيِّفُونَا فَكَيْفَ تَرَى فِي ذَلِكَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنْ نَزَلْتُمْ بِقَوْمٍ فَأَمَرُوا لَكُمْ بِمَا يَنْبَغِي لِلضَّيْفِ فَاقْبَلُوا وَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا فَخُذُوا مِنْهُمْ حَقَّ الضَّيْفِ الَّذِي يَنْبَغِي لَهُ»
✧ They said, "O Messenger of Allah, we stay with people who do not offer us hospitality. What is your view about that?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If you stay with a people and they provide you with what is appropriate for a guest, accept it. If they do not, then take from them the right of the guest that is due to him."
«إِيتُوا الدَّعْوَةَ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ»
Accept the feast, when you are invited. (Using translation from Muslim 1429d)
كَانَ إِذَا دُعِيَ ذَهَبَ إِلَى الدَّاعِي فَإِنْ كَانَ صَائِمًا دَعَا بِالْبَرَكَةِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُفْطِرًا جَلَسَ فَأَكَلَ
✧ He ﷺ used, when invited, to go to the inviter; if he was fasting, he would supplicate for blessing and then leave, and if he was not fasting, he would sit and eat.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5291No grade recorded
«لَوْ أُهْدِيَ إِلَيَّ كُرَاعٌ لَقَبِلْتُهُ وَلَوْ دُعِيتُ إِلَيْهِ لَأَجَبْتُهُ»
✧ “If a foreleg were gifted to me, I would accept it, and if I were invited to it, I would respond.”
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5292No grade recorded
«لَوْ دُعِيتُ إِلَى كُرَاعٍ لَأَجَبْتُ وَلَوْ أُهْدِيَ إِلَيَّ لَقَبِلْتُ»
✧ “If I were invited to a foreleg, I would respond, and if it were gifted to me, I would accept.”
«أَنَّ خَيَّاطًا بِالْمَدِينَةِ دَعَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى خُبْزِ شَعِيرٍ وَإِهَالَةٍ سَنِخَةٍ وَكَانَ فِيهَا قَرْعٌ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَكُنْتُ أَرَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُعْجِبُهُ الْقَرْعُ قَالَ فَكُنْتُ أُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَزَلِ الْقَرْعُ يُعْجِبُنِي مُنْذُ رَأَيْتُهُ يُعْجِبُهُ ﷺ»
✧ A tailor in Madinah invited the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to barley bread and stale fat, and there was gourd in it. Anas said: I used to see the Prophet ﷺ liking gourd. He said: So I used to place it before him, and gourd has continued to please me since I saw him ﷺ liking it.
«إِذَا دُعِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْوَلِيمَةِ فَلْيَأْتِهَا»
✧ “When one of you is invited to a wedding feast, let him attend it.”
«صَنَعَ بَعْضُ عُمُومَتِي لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ طَعَامًا وَقَالَ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ فِي بَيْتِي وَتُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ فَأَتَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَإِذَا فِي الْبَيْتِ فَحْلٌ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْفُحُولِ فَأَمَرَ بِجَانِبٍ مِنْهُ فَكُنِسَ ثُمَّ رُشَّ فَصَلَّى وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ»
✧ One of my paternal uncles prepared food for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: I would love for you to eat in my house and pray in it. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to him, and there was a stallion of those stallions in the house. He ordered a side of it, and it was swept, then sprinkled with water, and he prayed, and we prayed with him.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5296Hasan sahih
أَفْطَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ سَعْدٍ فَقَالَ «أَفْطَرَ عِنْدَكُمُ الصَّائِمُونَ وَصَلَّتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأَكَلَ طَعَامَكُمُ الْأَبْرَارُ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ broke his fast at Sa'd's. He said: “The fasting people have broken their fast with you, the angels have prayed for you, and the righteous have eaten your food.”
جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَبِي فَنَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَتَاهُ بِطَعَامٍ وَحَيْسٍ وَسَوِيقٍ وَتَمْرٍ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ بِشَرَابٍ فَنَاوَلَ مَنْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ قَالَ وَكَانَ يَأْكُلُ التَّمْرَ وَيَضَعُ النَّوَى عَلَى ظَهْرِ أُصْبُعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوسْطَى ثُمَّ يَرْمِي بِهِ ثُمَّ دَعَا لَهُمْ فَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيمَا رَزَقْتَهُمْ وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to my father and stayed with him. He brought him food, and hais, and sawiq, and dates. Then he brought him a drink, and he handed it to the one on his right. He said: He used to eat dates and put the pits on the back of his two fingers, the index and middle, then throw them away. Then he supplicated for them saying: “O Allah, bless them in what You have provided them, forgive them, and have mercy on them.”
مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِأَبِي وَهُوَ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ فَأَخَذَ بِلِجَامِهَا فَقَالَ انْزِلْ عِنْدِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَنَزَلَ عِنْدَهُ قَالَ فَجَاءَهُمْ بِحَيْسٍ فَأَكَلُوهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُمْ بِتَمْرٍ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَأْكُلُ وَيَقُولُ بِالنَّوَى هَكَذَا وَيُقَلِّبُهُ وَضَمَّ شُعْبَةُ أُصْبُعَيْهِ ثُمَّ جَاءُوهُ بِشَرَابٍ فَشَرِبَ ثُمَّ نَاوَلَ الَّذِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيمَا رَزَقْتَهُمْ وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by my father while he was on a white mule. He took hold of its reins and said: Alight with me, O Messenger of Allah. So he alighted with him. He said: Then he brought them hais, and they ate it. Then he brought them dates. He said: The Prophet ﷺ began to eat and to say with the pits like this, turning them, and Shu'ba joined his two fingers. Then they brought him a drink, and he drank, then handed it to the one on his right. Then he said: “O Allah, bless them in what You have provided them, forgive them, and have mercy on them.”
قَالَ أَبِي لِأُمِّي لَوْ صَنَعْتِ طَعَامًا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَصَنَعَتْ ثَرِيدَةً وَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا يُقَلِّلُهَا فَانْطَلَقَ أَبِي فَدَعَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَوَضَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ عَلَى ذِرْوَتِهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «خُذُوا بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ» فَأَخَذُوا مِنْ نَوَاحِيهَا فَلَمَّا طَعِمُوا دَعَا لَهُمْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ وَبَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِي رِزْقِهِمْ»
✧ My father said to my mother: If only you would prepare food for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So she prepared a tharidah, and he said with his hand like this, indicating it was small. My father went and invited the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ placed his hand on its top and then said: “Take in the name of Allah.” So they took from its sides. When they had eaten, he supplicated for them. The Prophet ﷺ said: “O Allah, forgive them, have mercy on them, and bless them in their provision.”
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5300No grade recorded
كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو شُعَيْبٍ وَكَانَ لَهُ غُلَامٌ لَحَّامٌ فَرَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَعَرَفَ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْجُوعَ فَقَالَ لِغُلَامِهِ اصْنَعْ لَنَا طَعَامًا لِخَمْسَةٍ فَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَدْعُوَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ قَالَ فَصَنَعَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ وَتَبِعَهُمْ رَجُلٌ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الْبَابَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِنَّ هَذَا تَبِعَنَا فَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَأْذَنَ لَهُ» وَإِنْ شِئْتَ رَجَعَ «قَالَ بَلْ آذَنُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ
✧ There was a man of the Ansar called Abu Shu'ayb, and he had a slave who was a butcher. He saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and recognized hunger in his face. He said to his slave: Prepare for us food for five, for I intend to invite the Prophet ﷺ as the fifth of five. He said: So he prepared it. Then the Prophet ﷺ came as the fifth of five, and a man followed them. When he reached the door, the Prophet ﷺ said: “This man followed us, so if you wish, give him permission, and if you wish, he will return.” He said: Rather, I give him permission, O Messenger of Allah.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 5301No grade recorded
أَنَّ رَجُلًا فَارِسِيًّا كَانَ جَارًا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكَانَتْ مَرَقَتُهُ أَطْيَبَ شَيْءٍ رِيحًا فَصَنَعَ طَعَامًا ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ تَعَالَ وَعَائِشَةُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَقَالَ ﷺ «وَهَذِهِ مَعِي» وَأَشَارَ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ لَا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «وَهَذِهِ مَعِي» قَالَ لَا ثُمَّ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ «وَهَذِهِ مَعِي» وَأَشَارَ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ قَالَ نَعَمْ
✧ A Persian man was a neighbor of the Prophet ﷺ, and his broth was the best smelling thing. He prepared food, then came to the Prophet ﷺ and gestured to him to come. 'A'ishah was beside him. He ﷺ said: “And this one with me,” and pointed to 'A'ishah. He said: No. He said: Then he gestured to him again, and he said: “And this one with me.” He said: No. Then he gestured to him a third time, and he said: “And this one with me,” and pointed to 'A'ishah. He said: Yes.
صَنَعَ رَجُلٌ طَعَامًا فَبَعَثَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ ائْتِنِي أَنْتَ وَخَمْسَةٌ قَالَ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ «أَتَأْذَنُ لِي فِي سَادِسٍ»
✧ A man prepared food and sent for the Prophet ﷺ, saying, "Come to me, you and five others." He then sent to him, "Will you permit a sixth?"
«إِذَا دُعِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُجِبْ فَإِنْ شَاءَ أَكَلَ وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ»
✧ "When one of you is invited, let him accept; then if he wishes, he may eat, and if he wishes, he may leave."
«شَرُّ الطَّعَامِ طَعَامُ الْوَلِيمَةِ يُدْعَى إِلَيْهَا الْأَغْنِيَاءُ وَيُتْرَكُ الْمَسَاكِينُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يُجِبِ الدَّعْوَةَ فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ»
✧ "The worst food is the wedding feast to which the rich are invited and the poor are left out. Whoever does not accept the invitation has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger."
«شَرُّ الطَّعَامِ طَعَامُ الْوَلِيمَةِ يُدْعَى الْأَغْنِيَاءُ وَيُتْرَكُ الْفُقَرَاءُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يُجِبِ الدَّعْوَةَ فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ»
✧ "The worst food is the wedding feast to which the rich are invited and the poor are left out. Whoever does not accept the invitation has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger."
«إِذَا دُعِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُجِبْ فَإِنْ كَانَ صَائِمًا فَلْيُصَلِّ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُفْطِرًا فَلْيَطْعَمْ»
✧ "When one of you is invited, let him accept. If he is fasting, let him pray; if he is not fasting, let him eat."
«كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ ثُمَّ تَكُونُ الْقَائِلَةُ وَكَانَتْ فِينَا امْرَأَةٌ فَكَانَتْ تَجْعَلُ فِي مَزْرَعَةٍ لَهَا سِلْقًا فَكَانَتْ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ تَنْزِعُ أُصُولَ السِّلْقِ فَتَجْعَلُهُ فِي قِدْرٍ ثُمَّ تَجْعَلُ عَلَيْهِ قَبْضَةً مِنْ شَعِيرٍ فَتَطْحَنُهَا فَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ السِّلْقُ عُرَاقَةً» قَالَ سَهْلٌ فَكُنَّا نَنْصَرِفُ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَنُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهَا فَتُقَرِّبُ ذَلِكَ الطَّعَامَ إِلَيْنَا فَنَلْعَقُهُ قَالَ فَكُنَّا نَتَمَنَّى يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ لِطَعَامِهَا ذَلِكَ
✧ Sahl said: "We used to pray with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on Friday, then there was the midday rest. There was a woman among us who had a farm where she grew chard. Every Friday, she would pull up the chard roots, put them in a pot, then add a handful of barley that she had ground. The chard became like a broth." Sahl said: "After the Friday prayer we would go to her, greet her, and she would bring that food to us, and we would lap it up." He said: "We used to look forward to Friday for that food of hers."
«إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى رَاعِي إِبِلٍ فَلْيُنَادِي يَا رَاعِيَ الْإِبِلِ ثَلَاثًا فَإِنْ أَجَابَهُ وَإِلَّا فَلْيَحْلِبْ وَلْيَشْرَبْ وَلَا يَحْمِلَنَّ وَإِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى حَائِطٍ فَلْيُنَادِ ثَلَاثًا يَا أَصْحَابَ الْحَائِطِ فَإِنْ أَجَابَهُ وَإِلَّا فَلْيَأْكُلْ وَلَا يَحْمِلَنَّ»
✧ "When one of you comes upon a camel herder, let him call out three times, 'O camel herder!' If he answers him, then fine; otherwise, let him milk and drink, but he must not carry away any. And when one of you comes upon a walled garden, let him call out three times, 'O owners of the garden!' If they answer him, then fine; otherwise, let him eat, but he must not carry away any."
«عَقَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ حَسَنٍ وَحُسَيْنٍ بِكَبْشَيْنِ»
✧ "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the 'aqiqah for Hasan and Husayn with two rams."
دَخَلْنَا عَلَى حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَسَأَلْنَاهَا عَنِ الْعَقِيقَةِ فَأَخْبَرَتْنَا أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «عَنِ الْغُلَامِ شَاتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ»
✧ We entered upon Hafsah bt. 'Abd al-Rahman and asked her about the 'aqiqah. She told us that 'A'ishah informed her that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "For a boy, two sheep; for a girl, one sheep."
«عَقَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ حَسَنٍ وَحُسَيْنٍ يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ وَسَمَّاهُمَا وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُمَاطَ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ الْأَذَى»
✧ "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the 'aqiqah for Hasan and Husayn on the seventh day, named them, and ordered that the filth be removed from his head."
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أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي الْعَقِيقَةِ قَالَ «عَنِ الْغُلَامِ شَاتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ لَا يَضُرُّكُمْ ذُكْرَانًا كُنَّ أَوْ إِنَاثًا»
✧ She heard the Prophet ﷺ say concerning the 'aqiqah, "For a boy, two sheep; for a girl, one sheep. It does not matter whether they are male or female."
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سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ فِي الْعَقِيقَةِ «عَنِ الْغُلَامِ شَاتَانِ مُكَافِئَتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ»
✧ I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say concerning the 'aqiqah, "For a boy, two equivalent sheep; for a girl, one sheep."
كَانُوا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ إِذَا عَقُّوا عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ خَضَبُوا قُطْنَةً بِدَمِ الْعَقِيقَةِ فَإِذَا حَلَقُوا رَأْسَ الصَّبِيِّ وَضَعُوهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اجْعَلُوا مَكَانَ الدَّمِ خَلُوقًا»
✧ In the pre-Islamic era, when they performed the 'aqiqah for a newborn boy, they would dye a piece of cotton with the blood of the sacrificial animal. Then, when they shaved the baby's head, they would place it on his head. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Put perfume in place of the blood."