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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