Food,
Meals
Volume 7,
Book 65, Number 286:
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)."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 287:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The family of Muhammad did not
eat their fill for three successive days till he died.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 287i:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 288:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 289:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 290:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 291:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 292:
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.)
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 293:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 294:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 295:
Narrated 'Aisha :
The Prophet died when we had satisfied
our hunger with the two black things, i.e. dates and water.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 296:
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).
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 297:
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).
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 298:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 299:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 300:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 301:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 302:
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.).
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 303:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 304:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 305:
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)."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 306:
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)."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 307:
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 ."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 308:
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)."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 309:
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). "
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 310:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
Allah's Apostle said, "I do not
take my meals while leaning (against something).
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 311:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 312:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 313:
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. "
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 314:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 315:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 316:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 317:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
We went out towards Mecca with
the Prophet.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 318:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 319:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 320:
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
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 321:
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)."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 322:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 323:
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).
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 324:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 325:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 326:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 327:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 328:
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.' "
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 329:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 330:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "The superiority
of 'Aisha to other women is like the superiority of Tharid to other kinds
of food . "
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 331:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 332:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 333:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 334:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 335:
Narrated Jabir:
We used to carry the meat of the
Hadis (sacrificed animals) to Medina during the life-time of the Prophet .
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 336:
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)."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 337:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 338:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 339:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "The superiority
of 'Aisha to other ladies is like the superiority of Tharid to other kinds
of food."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 340:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 341:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 342:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to love sweet
edible things and honey.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 343:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 344:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 345:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 346:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 347:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 348:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 349:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 350:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 351:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Ja'far
bin Abi Talib:
I saw Allah's Apostle eating fresh
dates with snake cucumber.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 352:
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).
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 353:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 354:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 355:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 356:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 357:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 358:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Ja'far:
I saw the Prophet eating fresh
dates with snake cucumbers.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 359:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 360:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Ja'far:
I saw Allah's Apostle eating fresh
dates with snake cucumbers.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 361:
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.
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 362:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 363:
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).'
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 364:
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. "
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 365:
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
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 366:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 367:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 368:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 369:
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!"
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 370:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 371:
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."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 372:
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
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 373r:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, If supper is
served and the Iqama for (Isha) prayer is proclaimed, start with you supper
first."
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 373i:
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).
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 374:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet said, "If the Iqama
for ('Isha') prayer is proclaimed and supper is served, take your supper first
"
Volume 7, Book
65, Number 375:
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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